Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old public speaking quotes, public speaking sayings, and public speaking proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.Winston S. Churchill
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Communication without clarity is noise. Speak with purpose and you’ll propel your audience to take massive action towards a journey of self-improvement.Farshad Asl
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When speaking publicly, it is wise to communicate mindfully in the presence of silent listening eyes...Tracey Bond
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Engaging in lifelong learning to improve your public speaking skills is far from drudgery. It can lead to a better job, higher profits, more donations, and public policy objectives. That sounds like fun to me.Ed Barks
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Fear of public speaking can include fear of forgetting your words, fear of being judged, fear of difficult questions or all of theseIbrahim Mustapha
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A good speech has ripple effect. Charisma makes it last.Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu
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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.Evan Esar
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No audience ever complained about a presentation or speech being too short.Stephen Keague
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Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.Dale Carneige
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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 Carneige
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Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.Dorothy Sarnoff
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A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.Dale Carneige
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Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.Tom Peters
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Whenever people have trouble public speaking, it's because they are just thinking about themselves.Tony Robbins
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With public speaking, practicing congruence is very helpful - allowing the words to be expressed with the face and body. It helps to think of simply "turning up the nonverbal volume.Laurie Helgoe
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Visualize yourself giving the entire speech as a controlled, confident speaker.Ibrahim Mustapha
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If you preach in public, you should be aware that you give your speech that can be compelling to your audiences that presents a good purpose for your presence in front of your bystanders at the right place and time.Saaif Alam
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Thinking in loneliness and speaking in public are the two things leaders are masters at.Vikrmn
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In presentations or speeches less really is moreStephen Keague
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People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks.Jane Fonda
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Good public speaking is based on good private thinkingScott Berkun
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More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking.Deborah Tannen
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Ah, the first rule of public speaking -- always start with a joke.Jon Stewart