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In high school I was president of the Student Council, and I ended up doing a lot of speeches. After you do a few in front of different schools, you get really comfortable talking in front of an audience.

When I give talks like the one I'm going to give at the Changing Advertising Summit, one of the points I often make to the audience is that I'm not one of those speakers who stands in front of the audience and pontificates - everything I talk about I'm actually doing myself. I'm living it.

One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.

If the academic community gets its way, we will soon all be speaking with a single voice.

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well.

I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.

Being very, very honest, I've watched more Bill Clinton speeches than stand-up specials. Steve Jobs commencements. They're just great orators. I love people who boldly share their point of view.

I was a university professor, I could talk on and on and on. Give me a podium and you have to drag me off with a hook.

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.