Marcus Buckingham Quotes

I'm terrible at speaking extemporaneously about my work - I get completely tongue-tied and consumed with fear.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate.

Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.

I get stage fright and gremlins in my head saying: 'You're going to forget your lines'.

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.

I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.

Stage fright is my worst problem.

I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people.

Live TV would terrify anybody.

I can't stand up in front of people. It just fills me with horror.

I have big, big stage fright.

I'm never not nervous before going onstage. Like... what if I fall on my face?

Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

I just have this fear that I'll get on stage and there'll be that brief moment of adrenalin and I'll forget my line.

I definitely get stage fright.

I'm shy at public speaking, which is tough.

It's frightening to be facing an audience. There is always the fear of what they think of you, what they are saying about you.

I have stage fright really badly.

The idea of appearing in front of an audience or on live TV terrifies me.

Public speaking is something I fear more than death itself.

I hate being up onstage with a microphone.

Stage fright is a real thing. It's debilitating to some people.

Like most people, I hate public speaking.

Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever.