Mathew Knowles Quotes

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

The secret of my success? I speak in a loud clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture.

Unlike his father, Churchill was not a natural speaker.

Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well.

That's what I need to work on - my charisma in front of people.

I was confident while facing the camera because I was comfortable in front of a live audience.

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.

I don't think I have the face - may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. And I defied it.

I don't want to become a rhetorical speaker. My effectiveness is mastering all of the data and being able to respond.

I am not a good cue card reader.

I have a good face for what I do.

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.

President Reagan achieved such successes because when you sat in a room with him, there could be over 1,000 people in the room, yet you felt like there was only the two of you, and his wonderful wit would put you at ease. That was a tremendous gift.

If I couldn't broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people.

You've got to be able to sell yourself.

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.

I had no fear of speaking to large audiences.

In high school I was president of the Student Council, and I ended up doing a lot of speeches. After you do a few in front of different schools, you get really comfortable talking in front of an audience.

I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount of humour into what they do.

I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.

But I really like hosting, I think it's a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I'm funny behind the desk when interviewing someone.

William Jennings Bryan is a much better orator than I am. I have to think.

It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out there.