Carnegie Quote by Bill Peterson

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

— Jerry Moran

I'm part of a speech therapy programme called the McGuire Programme. It teaches you a new way to breathe, a new way to speak,…

— Gareth Gates

I can memorize great swathes of dialogue!

— Christian Campbell

We had an exercise in speech class in school, impromptu speaking, that I was always real good at.

— John Mellencamp

“Professor Osterweis taught us how to structure a speech: introduction, three main points, peroration, and conclusion.”

— George W. Bush

Over the years, I became more and more interested in the forms and techniques in which things could be said.

— Denise Duhamel

When making a speech, most people will only remember the first and last parts. If these are good, the entire speech is good.

— Maria Micah Rosales

A speech is like an airplane engine. It may sound like hell but you've got to go on.

— William T. Piper

“There exists a remarkable consensus among those who have studied and practiced public speaking over the last twenty-five hundred years that the most effective…

— Keith Willhite

I find it difficult to remember lines. When I'm doing a long speech for television, I sometimes have an earpiece with someone feeding me…

— Michael Gambon

Speech is the index of the mind.

— Seneca the Younger

My father gave me these hints on speech-making: Be sincere... be brief... be seated.

— James Roosevelt