Impactful Delivery Quotes

As I grew older, I realised that Bruce Lee was an actor first and a martial artist second. If he wasn't a convincing actor and didn't have the emotion in his eyes before delivering a kick or a punch, it wouldn't have made that much of an impact.

I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts.

You got to have an emotional connect with the audience who watch you.

Yes, good presentation is a vehicle for enhancing people and policies. But if the presentation fails, we have to look beyond the wrapping and see what is actually contained in the package, to see the substance of it.

Make your point as clear as possible and thrust the steel well home.

… sledgehammer eloquence...

I want people to hear what I have to say, and I want to be able to get a lot of points across.

My delivery can be intense, but it's intense because I need to be heard. I know that people don't usually listen, as it relates to constructive criticism, without getting offended. So, I speak my mind with an attitude that I don't care if you get offended; I just want you to get the message.

I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say something they're stunned by, you see their jaws drop. If they're amused, they laugh - that kind of reinforcement, I totally adore.

There's a direct relationship between how difficult it is to send a message and how strongly it is received.

There's only so much you can say to any group of players before they stop listening.

The voice is something very mysterious. It's difficult to say what is inside a voice that moves people.

Though television is a smaller medium than the stage, you can't be afraid to be big.

Great communicators leave their audiences with great clarity.

If you want to convey a message, you must do so in an enjoyable format.

I think the best voices, the most creative voices, and the best content always wins.

I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.

The best way to get somebody's attention is with a little quiet, and then yell at 'em.

I often speak publicly, and when I do, I also get to listen to other presenters. The most memorable are the ones that hit an emotional chord with a tight story and a punch line. No fluff. Keep it creative and concise. Greatness exists in quality, not quantity.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

If a claim is worth making, make it in the most impressive way.

Whenever I have given lectures to a large audience before, I have always looked for an ending that gives a 'wow' feeling.