Ralph C. Smedley, 20th century educator, was the founder of ‘Toastmasters International’, a speaking organization with more than 313,000 members in 126 countries and more than 14,650 individual clubs. Even back in 1919, he had a profound understanding of what it takes to be an effective presenter.
‘A speech without a specific purpose is like a journey without a destination.’
‘Whatever your grade or position, if you know how and when to speak, and when to remain silent, your chances of real success are proportionately increased.’
‘A story must pay its own way by contributing a thought.
‘The unprepared speaker has a right to be afraid.’
‘The greatest speakers have usually been remarkable for the abundance of their ideas and the economy of their words.’