The human brain starts working the moment you are born,
and never stops until the moment you stand up to speak in
public
- George Jessel
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good
impromptu speech
-Winston Churchill
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening
to
- Hansell B Ducket
There are two things that are more difficult than making an
after dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning towards
you and kissing a woman who is leaning away from you
- Winston Churchill
Make sure you have finished speaking before you audience
has finished listening
- Dorothy Sarnoff
Communication works for those who work at it
- John Powel
A good orator is pointed and impassioned
- Marcus T Cicero
They may forget what you said, but they will never
forget how you made them feel
- Carl W. Buechner
No one ever complains about a speech being too short
- Ira Hayes
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
- Jerry Seinfeld
A good speech should be like a woman's skirt. Short
enough to arouse interest. Long enough to cover the
essentials.
