Robert Forster Quotes

I learn lessons with every interview I give.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

What I will learn over the years will be of benefit and interest to me personally but, as far as the program is concerned, I'm the mouthpiece of the viewers as well.

I owed Lewis one thing, at least. Once you had suffered the experience of presenting a case at one of his Monday morning conferences, no other public appearance, whether on radio, TV or the lecture platform, could hold any terrors for you.

I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000 people.

I used to be incredibly afraid of public speaking. I started with five people, then I'd speak to 10 people. I made it up to 75 people, up to 100, and now I can speak to a very large group, and it feels similar to speaking to you one-on-one.

I know there are limits to what a coach can accomplish in improving speechmaking unless the subject is a diligent student of himself.

I think, for me, I should have worked harder on my mic skills, and I should have been a lot easier to deal with, and I would have been pushed a lot better.

I remember doing my first coaching sessions at Macclesfield, when I was still playing, and I was just terrible. I felt really uncomfortable standing in front of people, and it felt very odd. It was not something I was naturally comfortable with at all.

Participation in international events has given me a lot of experience.

I have the best people around me. None of them have ever been on the radio. They're all such great people, and I found that I was able to be a better person when I was doing the radio show. It kept me from being a radio person.

A lot of people who want to be serious artists probably don't want to go for a talent show, but it is a great launching pad.

It took me forever to get comfortable. When I first started NXT, we had promo classes, and I used to get so upset because I couldn't get in front of a crowd and talk. I was terrified.

Through process and preparation and going through all of the interviews, I've learned a lot about myself and my skills.

Now, being a model and an actor, I'm trying to learn more as my profession demands it.

I guess I knew I was a people person, but I didn't know how much till I had a podcast.

Learning how to be persuasive has been really crucial to my life both professionally and personally.

The biggest impact that acting and theater had was, of course, stage presence, but it also had a big impact on my writing.

I met Steve Austin at an airport in 2005, and he gave me the best piece of advice I could ever receive - to keep running my mouth and never stop talking! I took that advice to heart, and it has helped me get where I am today.

If I could get better on the field, I could get better in my interviews. I took that approach: if there's something I'm deficient in, whether it be in relationships, whether it be talking to people, just that self-reflection to seek people out who can help me.

Ventriloquism kind of helped me find my voice. It's really helped me come out of my shell.

When people sit in front of a microphone, they feel empowered.

I used to be very shy, and when I joined Satyanand sir's acting school, I used to be afraid to talk in front of everyone. But I learnt so much from Satyanand sir.

Before stand-up, I'm not sure I even had a point of view.

I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.