Paul Arden Quotes

For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.

If you can present your case clearly and visually, anyone can understand it. No one has an attention span.

When I give a speech, I tell it like a story.

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.

It might be bold to put your work into the world unadorned, but it's probably ineffective.

Man, just tryin' to get as much sleep as possible, to drink in water, and tryin' to make sure that my people give me the proper information to be able to get in front of people and speak. That's all I need.

You have to hold your audience in writing to the very end-much more than in talking, when people have to be polite and listen to you.

All photographs aspire to the condition of being memorable - that is, unforgettable.

There are few things that will take you further in life, than your ability to make a good presentation.

I just have a hard time displaying things.

The most important thing is presentation.

In Europe, even more so than in national politics, we have to follow the principle laid down by Martin Luther: Use language that the people will understand, but don't just tell them what they want to hear.

I have nothing bad to say about my job. I love the public, I love to talk, get to know people, everything.

I probably not as likely to say what's on my mind, and I think most people aren't. It's not something I would want to always be doing. So that's why I'm not a politician.

I sometimes get short-tempered in a public situation because I think, Oh God, I can't go back over that again. I can't put that into a two-word answer. I can't. Wherever I go, people say, "Can I ask you a quick question?" It's always, "a quick question." Well, my answers are slow.

When you show up to speak publically, you have to show up to give. You always know the ones who do and the ones who don't.

I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but I'm going to talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record also.

There are going to be people doing the talking and people who get talked about, choose, which one do you want to be?

Sarah Palin kept talking and talking, and the more she talks, the less compelling she can be. People say, "She's a very good politician, very deft at what she does," and whatever. And I hear that sometimes and go, "I don't know much about this stuff, but I would say no." Because the really good politician expands the audience, not contracts it. She may be getting a very vocal crowd, but it's a very specific group.

The job is the same - to attempt to make it sound like you've never said it before and as if it's just occurred to you. And that's the same whether you're on camera or whether you're on stage in a room full of people.

Getting up in front and talking to the people who build my cars is the worst. I get so damn nervous.

I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.

Like most people, you listen to yourself on the phone or an answering machine and you're like, 'Ugh.' So to do something with just your voice is hard.

I've never, like some people are, been embarrassed to be in radio.