Memorable Quotes About Public Speaking

Memorable Quotes About Public Speaking

I love quotes; those memorable few words that were spoken by a person of some renown on every subject. I especially like quotes about public speaking, and there are some real doozies out there. Here are a few of my favorites:

Alexander Graham Bell: "There are three things to aim at in public speaking: first, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience."

Jerry Seinfeld: "According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy."

John F. Kennedy: "Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary."

Winston Churchill: "It's quite simple. Say what you have to say and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down."

William Jennings Bryan: "As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place."

William Hazlitt: "In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we think merely of displaying our own ability, we shall ruin every cause we undertake."

Mark Twain: "There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars."

Anonymous (ME): "Quotations are used often by public speakers to help them make a point by associating themselves with someone of note."

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