In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it's harder to fire up the crowd.
When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.
I do find my speech difficult at times, but it's getting so much better as my confidence grows and that's thanks to the position I'm now in, which is totally due to my fans.
I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.
One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.
I happen to have given lots of free speeches.
We worry about appearing awkward in a presentation. But up to a point, most people seem to feel more comfortable with less-than-perfect speaking abilities. It makes the speaker more human - and more vulnerable, meaning he is less likely to attack our decisions or beliefs.
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