833 Quotes About Speech

Not telling is just as interesting as telling I have found. Why speech, that short verbal journey from inside to outside can be excrutiating under certain circumstances is fascinating.

Many quote scripture, less study it, and even fewer live it. ~T.F. Hodge

Politics doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt politics.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists.Don’t let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor harmony and diminishes the song.

Too long speeches are boring even if they're full of humour. Short speeches are very entertaining even if they lack humour. Be concise. Be simple. Make your speech short but very valuable.

Retention of few concepts in any speech or public presentation is better than hours of content that is overwhelming, tiring and forgotten immediately after the session. Good presentation is the one that main concepts are remembered even after more than 10 years!

The greater a speech, the longer it can be. The longer a speech, the greater it ought to be.

Speaking can persuade an individual, eloquence can persuade a crowd.