Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 347) – Amy Chua

“Do you know what a foreign accent is? It’s a sign of bravery.” Amy Chua Photo courtesy of the Brookings Institution
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 346) – Edward Tufte

“There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.” Edward Tufte Photo courtesy of Aaron Fulkerson
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 345) – Dale Carnegie
“What we like to hear at our dinner meetings, in our church services, on our TV sets and radios, is straightforward speech, conceived in common sense and dedicated to the proposition that we like speakers to talk with – and not at – us.” Dale Carnegie
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 344) – John Maxwell

“Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.” John Maxwell Photo courtesy of Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes Guatemala
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 343) – Hermann Hesse

“Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.” Hermann Hesse
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 342) – Steve Jobs

“I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking. People confront problems by creating presentations. I want them to engage, to hash things out at the table, rather than show a bunch of slides. People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.” Steve Jobs Photo courtesy of Ben Stanfield
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 341) – Khalil Gibran

“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.” Khalil Gibran – جبران خليل جبران
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 340) – Anthony Fauci

“I accept and welcome the opportunity to have an impact [in the battle against Covid-19] because I know the things I can do well and the things that I would prefer not to do. … I’m a physician, a scientist and a public health person, but I also have the capability, I believe, of communicating […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 339) – Dan Levy

“Okay, look, um, I would hardly call myself an expert on this subject, and by subject I mean genuine human emotion. So, I am just going to tell you what I know. And you can do whatever you want with that. Okay?” Dan Levy as David Rose in Schitt$ Creek Photo courtesy of Vogue Taiwan
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