Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 14) – Cato

“Find the message first and the words will follow.” — Cato
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 2)

“What is conceived well is expressed clearly.” Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Preparation

Preparation is essential if you want to be a good speaker. There is an old public speaking story, attributed to different people, that essentially goes something like this: If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, […]
When the words don’t come

Sometimes it is difficult to craft a speech. We have no idea what to talk about. The well has run dry. Or, we know our topic, we have a general sense of what we want to say, but we cannot get our ideas down on paper. It’s hard when the words don’t come. Authors aren’t the […]
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