Oratory Skills Quotes

Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth.

I don't have any oratory skills. But I would not use them if I had.

An orator is a good man who is skilled in speaking.

Every man in it is a great man—an orator, a critic, a statesman, and therefore every man upon every question must show his oratory, his criticism, and his political abilities. The consequence is that business is drawn and spun out to immeasurable length.

If you want me to speak for two minutes, it will take me three weeks of preparation. If you want me to speak for thirty minutes, it will take me a week to prepare. If you want me to speak for an hour, I am ready now.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

To address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains

Churchill has spent the best years of his life preparing impromptu remarks.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

To me, the most telling thing is we have a man [Donald Trump] who cannot complete a sentence.

When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'

Obama isn't good off the cuff, especially when challenged; he is far better with a prepared speech.

The greatest and truest models for all oratorsis Demosthenes. One who has not studied deeply and constantly all the great speeches of the great Athenian, is not prepared to speak in public. Only as the constant companion of Demosthenes, Burke, Fox, Canning and Webster, can we hope to become orators.

In the past, great communicators were great orators, but great communicators today sound conversational, and interrupting is common in conversation. And public discourse is now more about entertainment than enlightenment.

If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on learning to write and to speak before an audience . Nothing is more important than the abillity to communicate effectively.

Lawyers are natural politicians.

To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak.

I've never really prided myself as being quick on my feet. Maybe you've had the experience where somebody's asked you a question and you give an answer, then later in the day you think, "Oh, I wish I'd said that!" I tend to journal these things and put the answers in sermons.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I'm very 'preacher-ish' on stage, not by intent but because that's where I learned to talk in front of people.

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

Reading off a Teleprompter is an easy skill to do passably well and a difficult skill to do very well. I still have room for improvement there. I still talk too fast and I'm trying to slow myself down.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.

Polk...is just qualified for an eminent County Court lawyer....He has no wit, no literature, no point of argument, no gracefulness of delivery, no eloquence of language, no philosophy, no pathos, no felicitous impromptus; nothing that can constitute an orator, but confidence, fluency, and labor.