In the end somebody lit some candles and put them around the room,but I still couldn't see my notes very well.The speech was a complete disaster.You can imagine my surprise when the Chinese businessmen started to smile and clapped loudly when I finished the talk.I sat down and started to eat my meal.when I asked the translator sitting next to me why everyone had clapped so enthusiastically,she replied, 'None of the people here speaks English. I'll translate your speech for them later'.