Communication Quote by Edgar Dale

No one can say just how long a message should be, but you rarely hear complaints about a speech being too short. The amateur…

— Edgar Dale

No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

— Ira Hayes

I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

“No audience ever complained about a presentation or speech being too short”

— Stephen Keague

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the…

— Owen Feltham

Is a long conversation that seems too short

— Denilson John

I have reached the conclusion, a bit late perhaps, that speeches should be short.

— Fidel Castro

“A good speech is like a miniskirt--long enough to over all the vital parts, short enough to entice and captivate listeners.”

— Naa Shalman

Better than a long speech is a single quietening word.

— Gautama Buddha

There is a culture among academics to be obscure. If you're too clear, you can't be saying anything interesting. The issue isn't word length.…

— Lawrence Lessig

Regardless of how lyrical or rhetorically gifted they are in conveying big ideas, any candidate can do a good job of giving a speech…

— Jon Lovett

“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.”

— Mark Twain