William Feather Quotes

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

I am still working on patter and presentation.

There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!

Long speeches work if they’re filled with substance.

The best way to study about speech writing is to read great speeches.

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.

My early years as a 'speaker' involved note cards that shook like a leaf while I held them because I was so nervous.

I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums.

I am not a good cue card reader.

For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I was going to be unable to read it. So I just thought, 'I'm going to say, as coherently as I can, whatever I can.'

My intention to lecture is as vague as my intention is to go on the stage. I will never consider an offer to lecture, not because I despise the vocation, but because I have no desire to appear on the public rostrum.

I went to private school in Manhattan, and at a young age, they made us do public speaking. For some reason, I was good at standing in front of the class and speaking.

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.

I remember walking out in front of that crowd, all the parents' faces and the applause, and folding my little self in half and thinking, 'I could get used to this.' And I just never stopped.

Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it's harder to fire up the crowd.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

I have always had a need for attention but didn't plan to be a comic.

Stand on the stage in front of 15 people or 15,000. Have them look up to you and tell you how wonderful you are, and if you don't think that's a great feeling, okay, then you're unlike me.

I had no fear of speaking to large audiences.

Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

I certainly never expected to be in front of a camera one day of my life.

I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.

Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I have my way, I never will.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.