263 Quotes About Public-speaking

He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.

At times, I've been so absolutely terrified of what I was about to do, whether it was public speaking or performance. Whatever it was, sometimes it had me really, really shaking in my shoes, and I decided that I was going to do it no matter what. And, of course, the critic is there, and afterwards, there's this, "Was it good enough? Was it really all I wanted to say?"

Beware of the conversationalist who adds "In other words."

It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a deux. But those who dismiss him as shallow because his rhetoric was fustian err.

I was extremely shy and had a terrible fear of public speaking. But I had fallen in love with stand-up.

Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.

When you start at catering college, nobody prepares you for a book tour or public speaking.

I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger.

Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!