I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company, as so many people who leave public life do.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I happen to have given lots of free speeches.
I had a bad experience doing public speaking at school. I had to talk about a pen for five minutes and it was really hard work. I couldn't wait to get off the stage.
I'm not against speaking publicly and having passion for something. One of the cardinal beauties of America is that we have the freedom to do so.
I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
Public speaking is scary, I think. I've gotten way better at it. If I have to do a speech and be like, 'I'm a YouTuber,' then that's easy, but if I have to get up there and pretend I know something in front of adults, it's never fine. In front of adults, it's like, 'Ahhhh they're going to judge me.'
We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses.
Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not reflect badly on their employers, the game or other personalities in the game.
We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.
I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could.
Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!