Public Speaking Quotes

Fabre stood up. He placed his fingertips on d‘Anton’s temples. “Put your fingers here,” he said. “Feel the resonance. Put them here, and here.” He jabbed at d’Anton’s face: below the cheekbones, at the side of his jaw. “I’ll teach you like an actor,” he said. “This city is our stage.”Camille said: “Book of Ezekiel. ‘This city is the cauldron, and we the flesh’ ...”Fabre turned. “This stutter,” he said. “You don’t have to do it.” Camille put his hands over his eyes. “Leave me alone,” he said. “Even you.” Fabre’s face was incandescent. “Even you, I am going to teach.” He leapt forward, wrenched Camille upright in his chair. He took him by the shoulders and shook him. “You’re going to talk properly,” Fabre said. “Even if it kills one of us.” Camille put his hands protectively over his head. Fabre continued to perpetrate violence; d’Anton was too tired to intervene.

~ Hilary Mantel

To know if someone can speak offensively or politely, don’t give him poem to recite; don’t give him a song to sing. Just engage him in an argument and you will know it for yourself who he is.

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Thinking in loneliness and speaking in public are the two things leaders are masters at.

~ Vikrmn

True leaders don't give consoling answers, they take constructive actions.

~ Amit Kalantri

We live in an era where the best way to make a dent on the world may no longer be to write a letter to the editor or publish a book. It may be simply to stand up and say something . . . because both the words and the passion with which they are delivered can now spread across the world at warp speed.

~ Chris J. Anderson

So often our power lies not in ourselves, but in how we help others find their own strength.

~ Amy Lee Peine

Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech, which shows you care too much to hide flaws, is far more compelling.

~ Charlotte Beers

Good communication has just a little to do with eloquence. It's character that makes it more successful. Harsh words nicely articulated are sharp enough to kill your brand!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Stage fright is very common and could be overcomed through step by step processes, but stuttering is a fright that takes time to conquer.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

If you believe you will fail, there is no hope for you. You will.Rid yourself of this I-am-a-poor-worm-in-the-dust idea. You are a god, with infinite capabilities. All things are ready if the mind be so. The eagle looks the cloudless sun in the face.

~ J. Berg Esenwein

Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb truth, and then tell of the things you know, as if you know them. The world will listen, for the world loves nothing so much as real life.

~ Dale Carnegie

Being able to read well in public and talk about your work in an engaging fashion is part of most writers' job specification.

~ Sara Sheridan

The firstsign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look and actgreat. Before you can call yourself a man at all, Kipling assuresus, you must not look too good nor talk too wise.

~ Dale Carnegie

It's much easier to be convincing if you care about your topic. Figure out what's important to you about your message and speak from the heart.

~ Nicholas Boothman

Improvement is achieved by the ripple effect of a few simple changes in approach, attitude, or habit.

~ Dale Ludwig

Well-designed visuals do more than provide information, they bring order to the conversation.

~ Dale Ludwig

During the first few minutes of your presentation, your job is to assure the audience members that you are not going to waste their time and attention.

~ Dale Ludwig

Just as you can’t rehearse your way to success, you can’t design your way there either.

~ Dale Ludwig

Be your own kind of brave.

~ H.l. Balcomb

If I were offering hip replacement services I'd use Jarod Kintz as my spokesman. No one can possibly be better than him, to replace the missing spoke in your wheels.

~ Will Advise

Don't worry. You'll find your message in your mess.

~ Richie Norton

Speaking on StageSpeakers and presenters have only a few short seconds before their audience members begin forming opinions. True professionals know that beginning with impact determines audience engagement, the energy in the room, positive feedback, the quality of the experience, and whether or not their performance will be a success. A few of the popular methods which you can use to break the ice from the stage are:• Using music.• Using quotes.• Telling a joke.• Citing statistics.• Showing a video.• Asking questions.• Stating a problem.• Sharing acronyms.• Sharing a personal story.• Laying down a challenge.• Using analogies and comparisons.• Taking surveys; raise your hand if . . . Once you refine, define, and discover great conversation starters, you will enjoy renewed confidence for communicating well with new people.

~ Susan C. Young

Fear of public speaking can be overcome with effective public speaking tips, skills and strategies.

~ Robert Moment

Some will, some won't. Look for the ones who will.

~ Todd Stocker

It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences—makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions.

~ Aristotle

Heartfelt communicators make such a difference in the lives of others through their authentic depth and sincere expression.

~ Miya Yamanouchi

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 S. Churchill

In the world of oratory, the cunning atheist declares himself a believer so as to preserve access to the rich fund of tales from religious texts and to powerful concepts like God, fate, angels, the soul, & the afterlife.

~ Agona Apell

He very soon acquired the reputation of being the best public speaker of his time. He had taken pains to master the art, approaching it with scientific precision. On the morning of a day on which he was giving a speech, he once told Wilkie Collins, he would take a long walk during which he would establish the various headings to be dealt with. Then, in his mind’s eye, he would arrange them as on a cart wheel, with himself as the hub and each heading a spoke. As he dealt with a subject, the relevant imaginary spoke would drop out. When there were no more spokes, the speech was at an end. Close observers of Dickens noticed that while he was speaking he would make a quick action of the finger at the end of each topic, as if he were knocking the spoke away.

~ Simon Callow

Public speaking skills are an essential key to achieving career advancement and success.

~ Robert Moment