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“Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To know all is to forgive all.”
― Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

“Most people listening to presentations around the world right now are hoping their speakers will end soon. That’s all they want.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“If you’d like to be good at something, the first thing to go out the window is the notion of perfection.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“have to embody what I want the audience to be. If I want them to have fun, I have to have fun.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“we are always performing. Any time you open your mouth and expect someone to listen, you are behaving differently than you would if you were alone. Admitting this doesn’t make you a phony — it makes you honest. We are social creatures and behave differently to fit into different social situations.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“If you want to learn the secrets of any performer, see his show twice. Then you’ll notice how much of what seems improvised truly is.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“Silence between teachers’ remarks is a very important part of a lecture. Silence provides time for consolidation and thought.”
― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker

“Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby