There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. – Dale Carnegie
When speaking in public, your message – no matter how important – will not be effective or memorable if you don’t have a clear structure. – Patricia Fripp
A good speech should be like a woman’s skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest. – Winston Churchill
There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.
Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much. – Robert Greenleaf
If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack. – Winston Churchill
In presentations or speeches less really is more. – Stephen Keague
Visualize yourself giving the entire speech as a controlled, confident speaker. – Ibrahim Mustapha
Best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you’re talking about.
99% of the population is afraid of public speaking, and of the remaining 1%, 99% of them have nothing original and interesting to say. – Jarod Kintz
The most precious things in speech are pauses. – Ralph Richardson
I used to be incredibly afraid of public speaking. I started with five people, then I’d speak to 10 people. I made it up to 75 people, up to 100, and now I can speak to a very large group, and it feels similar to speaking to you one-on-one. – Robin S. Sharma
Fear paralyses you – fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is. – Annie Lennox
Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow. – Cato the Elder
All you need is something to say, and a burning desire to say it… it doesn’t matter where your hands are.
If you’re public speaking, imagine yourself feeling confident; if you’re nervous about a date and thinking, ‘I’m gonna be a dork,’ picture yourself being funny. Then it will be familiar to your brain. – Lindsey Stirling
Public speaking is an audience participation event; if it weren’t, it would be private speaking.
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. – George Jessel
The best way to sound like you know what you’re talking about is to know what you’re talking about.
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