Quotes by Public Speaking Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. Abraham Lincoln public-speaking lawyer should I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public. Albert Ellis eclectic-style public-speaking age He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue. Andrew Lang tongue public-speaking opportunity Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses. Barbara Ehrenreich public-speaking innovation stranger What orators lack in depth they make up for in length. Baron de Montesquieu public-speaking philosophical depth Say not always what you know, but always know what you say. Claudius self-improvement public-speaking motivational Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. Dale Carnegie prepared be-confident public-speaking An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the minds and hearts of his hearers. Dale Carnegie public-speaking mind heart If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused. Dale Carnegie public-speaking confused mind A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there. Dale Carnegie speakers voyages public-speaking Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said. Dale Carnegie audience public-speaking said Public Speaking is very easy. Dan Quayle public-speaking politics easy I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger. Dani Shapiro public-speaking bigger found More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking. Deborah Tannen public-speaking feels men Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street! Eliot Spitzer streets public-speaking speak A man never becomes an orator if he has anything to say. Finley Peter Dunne orators public-speaking men Accustomed as I am to public speaking, I know the futility of it. Franklin P. Adams futility accustomed public-speaking The public is wiser than the wisest critic. George Bancroft wiser public-speaking critics My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity. George Bernard Shaw public-speaking trouble wise If you don't know what you want to achieve in your presentation your audience never will. Harvey Diamond public-speaking achieve want 123»