Attention Quote by Charles R. Swindoll

Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech . What we say may be less important than how we say it.

— Stephen Covey

I've discovered I prefer to prepare a few notes or actually write the speech so I can really hone it down to hopefully be…

— Geoffrey Rush

“In 90% of cases, you can start with one of the two most effective ways to open a speech: ask a question or start…

— Andrii Sedniev

“If you've never given a speech before, do you want your first speech to be in front of ten thousand people or ten people?…

— Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Matthew Linderman, 37 Signals

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

“The Headline Principle Get attention by starting with your best material, especially a grabbing, thought-provoking line that makes listeners think, I want to know…

— Bill McGowan

There are some simple maxims which I think might be commended to writers of expository prose. First: never use a long word if a…

— Bertrand Russell

“Remember that your very first words, actions, and attitudes invariably sound the keynote.”

— Les Giblin

A good speech has a beginning, a middle and an end, the best example being, 'I love you.'

— Anonymous

I think actually that the speech work I do is fine. It's important, because I try to help people think about what's going on…

— William J. Clinton

The most important part of any speech is the people that are listening to it respond to it and appreciate it.

— Jerome Bettis

The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too…

— Andre Gide