Laurie David Quotes

I'm not a good talker, I'm a great talker because I do it so often over a long period of time.

I thoroughly believe that any man who's got anything worthwhile to say will be heard if he only says it often enough.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

I'm an orator, a raconteur.

Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.

The art of communication is the language of leadership.

Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.

One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.

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

Part of my job is to make sense of all that I hear, and to retell it in a forceful way so that the decision-makers at Treasury can hear it. At least that's how I see it.

Mr. Chairman, I desire to say to those present that their perfect attention will not embarrass me in the least.

I happen to have given lots of free speeches.

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

If you don't have a good case, and you don't have a good message, then shining a light on it is not going to get you very far.

I know what to say, how to say it, how to bring profile to the issues I care about and people want to listen to me.

I've never been a talker. I've never been a good salesman when it comes to selling fights.

Communicating and being loud is a big part of my game.

If you don't have story to tell the public at large - you have to be able to sort of go listen.

I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making.

The audience only pays attention as long as you know where you are going.

You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.

A great speech is literature.

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

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

Nobody has a magic lamp which can tell you in advance whether what you say will be effective in persuading an audience.