Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it's harder to fire up the crowd.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
It's much easier to read the stories that have a lot of dialogue; of course, they flow much more easily into speech.
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.
One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.
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.
Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time.
One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.
In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.
Speaking is physically difficult for me.
I don't like giving speeches. It makes me nervous.