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Category Archives: Quotes for Public Speakers
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 117)
“Start strong with a ‘grabber’. A personal story, a quote from an expert or a shocking statistic — something that takes a hold of your audience and gets them hooked and opens their mind to your message. Give the audience a chance … Continue reading
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 116)
“Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care.” — William Safire
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Tagged Humour, Public Speaking Quotations, quotes, Speechwriter, William Safire
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 115)
“If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” — Michelangelo
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 114)
“The effectiveness of rhetorical questions in argument comes from their dramatic quality. They suggest dialogue, especially when the speaker both asks and answers them himself, as if he were playing two parts on the stage. They are not always impassioned; … Continue reading
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Tagged George Lyman Kittredge, Quotation, quotes, rhetoric, Rhetorical question
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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 113)
“We make progress by eliminating things, by removing the superfluous.” — Steve Jobs Photo courtesy of Kazuhiro Shiozawa / Flickr
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Tagged Design, public speaking, simplicity, Steve Jobs
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