Jonathan Krohn Quotes

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 didn't think I was much of a public speaker.

I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger.

I am not a good cue card reader.

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

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

I had no fear of speaking to large audiences.

I am still working on patter and presentation.

I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at.

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

Getting up in front of an audience is my biggest motivation.

I don't think enough people admit that there's just something fun about being in front of people. And that's not a self-centered, egotistical thing.

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

I consider myself a pretty good extemporaneous speaker. Even though I don't like speaking in front of people, I don't think I'm bad at it.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

Reading off a Teleprompter is an easy skill to do passably well and a difficult skill to do very well. I still have room for improvement there. I still talk too fast and I'm trying to slow myself down.

I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that.

Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said?

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

I go onstage and I talk, and I remember what I'm saying, and I track it.

I feel so much at home onstage and so comfortable in my body.

I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.

I'm reasonably good at talking onstage, but actually holding court in a pub is all to do with power dynamics which I don't think has anything to do with fiction.