CM Punk Quotes

The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.

I had no fear of speaking to large audiences.

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

You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.

I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.

I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.

If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust.

I started by doing a little funny story, and then I started going to open mics. I realized I had a lot of work to do - you have to get over the stage fright and get your stage presence up. It took me some time, but I finally feel that I'm at a point where I feel comfortable on stage and giving my point of view.

I am not a speaker. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, but I always want to be prepared, and I always practice my speeches; I never do it off the cuff.

I was always drawn to standing up in front of people.

It is important for an actor to learn how to face a live audience.

There's something about us as stand-ups that when we're on our feet, we feel more in control of the situation and in control of our bodies and our delivery.

Ventriloquism kind of helped me find my voice. It's really helped me come out of my shell.

Yet through delivery orators succeed, I feel that I am far behind indeed.

Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.

Stand-up is not something that you're good at right away. You have to do it a ton. But, I think I got to shave a year off because I didn't have to get over stage fright.

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

The great risk is always saying, "how will I communicate what I'm trying to get across to a room full of strangers sitting in the dark watching a stage?"

I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.

One place that I really feel comfortable is being a comedienne. I'm very socially inept. There's so many things that I can not do in life, and this is, like, the one thing that I have mastery over. It's my world. And anybody who's coming to the show, it's like they're coming because they know that this is my world.

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.

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.

Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.