Presentation Skills Quotes

• Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

  Martin Farquhar Tupper

  Witty, Powerful, Humorous

  Martin Farquhar Tupper (1839). “Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments”, p.149

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• There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

  Dale Carnegie

  Skills, Wish, Literature

  Dale Carnegie (2017). “The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking”, p.94, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.

  Dorothy Sarnoff

  Meaningful, Listening, Oratory

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  Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Powerful, Reading, Communication

  Speech, 14 Feb. 1923, in The Times 15 Feb. 1923

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• Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

  Marc Benioff

  Keys, Skills, People

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• Leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

  Shiv Khera

  Skills, People, Persuasion

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• Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Fall, Communication, Words You Speak

  Oliver Wendell Holmes (2007). “Poems 1”, p.125, Reprint Services Corporation

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• There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.

  Mark Twain

  Liars, Skills, Two

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• It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

  Mark Twain

  Business, Communication, Skills Training

  Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.76, St. Martin's Press

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• 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

  Funny, Motivational, Death

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• The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

  Ralph Richardson

  Teaching, Parenting, Speech

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• No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

  Ira Hayes

  Women, Complaining, Speech

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• You must feel what you're singing, not just have a good presentation of the language.

  Cecilia Bartoli

  Singing, Language, Feels

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• Carve every word before you let it fall.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

  Fall, Communication, Thinking

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• Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

  Plato

  Art, Plato, Philosophical

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• The simplest way to customize is to phone members of the audience in advance and ask them what they expect from your session and why they expect it. Then use their quotes throughout your presentation.

  Allan Pease

  Phones, Use, Way

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• The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance.

  Arthur Helps

  Business, Financial, Wells

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• Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Lawyer, Public Speaking, Should

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• My singing wasn't horrible, but my dancing really made it look silly. It's not like I'm a horrible singer that can't sing. But I don't have the consistency or the presentation skills that a good performer has.

  William Hung

  Silly, Skills, Dancing

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• There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

  Shiv Khera

  Skills, People, Leader

  FaceBook post by Shiv Khera from May 16, 2016

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• I never use notes, they interfere with me.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspiring, Leadership, Use

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• Of those who say nothing, few are silent.

  Tom Neil

  Communication, Math, Silence

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• He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit.

  William Shakespeare

  Horse, Use, Fool

  'As You Like It' (1599) act 5, sc. 4, l. [112]

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• We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.

  Edward Tufte

  Cost, Realizing, Process

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• Are you an action-oriented, take-charge person interested in exciting new challenges? As director of a major public-sector organization, you will manage a large armed division and interface with other senior executives in a team-oriented, multinational initiative in the global marketplace. Successful candidate will have above-average oral-presentation skills

  Winston Churchill

  Senior, Team, Successful

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