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«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»
«There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking»
«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.»
«What this country needs is less public speaking and more private thinking»
Author: Roscoe Drummond | About: Thinking | Keywords: public speaking
«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.»
«HEMP, n. A plant from whose fibrous bark is made an article of neckwear which is frequently put on after public speaking in the open air and prevents the wearer from taking cold.»
«Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.»
«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.»
«It's quite simple, (public speaking) Say what you have to say and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down»