Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 86) – James Humes
“Quotes can indeed wield power. A speaker who drones on at the same tempo and in the same register of voice may find his listeners’ interest waning, but a quotation in the middle of a talk is like a baseball pitcher’s change of pace. “A quotation arrests the audience’s attention. It wakes them up. It […]
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