Bo Bennett Quotes

It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

I think if you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

Long speeches work if they’re filled with substance.

An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.

Nobody wants to hear long speeches.

An audience is pleasant if you have it, it is flattering and flattering is agreeable always, but if you have an audience the being an audience is their business, they are the audience you are the writer, let each attend to their own business.

It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come.

I think the great thing about social media is it gives people access to you on a totally personal level that they didn't have before, so it's really important, and it's a great way to get people involved and excited about what you're doing.

The same basic tools we've used for thousands of years to connect with people, to draw them in and to hold their attention will always work, even if we're telling our stories 140 characters at a time.

I love connecting with the audience, and there's more ways than one to do that.

A great speech is literature.

No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

The minute you make people laugh, you get them to listen.

Listening to people keeps them entertained.

I loved the idea of touching base with an audience.

I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.'

As any speaker will tell you, when you address a large number of people from a stage, you try to make eye contact with people in the audience to communicate that you're accessible and interested in them.

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

The practice of public speaking flourishes in every peaceful and free state.

Part of politics is redundancy. You’ve got to say the same thing over and over even if you get tired of it…not everyone has heard it.

To make a politic speech is like being carried up a flight of steps by the pressure of a crowd.

Part of politics is redundancy. You just have to repeat things sometimes because not everyone has heard your message.

A good talker, even more than a good orator, implies a good audience. Modern society is too vast and too restless to give a conversationalist a fair chance.