Toastmasters

Pembina Valley
Toastmasters Club #5214

Morden and Winker
Manitoba, CANADA

Quotations of
Dr. Ralph Smedley

Dr. Ralph Smedley was the founder of Toastmasters. He wrote extensively about public speaking and leadership. Following are some quotations taken from his writings.

"The first result of speech training is self-discovery."
"It is not the size of words that counts, but the clearness with which they represent your thoughts."
"People will listen to the man with a message
--if he knows how to deliver it."
"A speech without a specific purpose
is like a journey without a destination."
"The greatest speakers have usually been remarkable for the abundance of their ideas and their economy of words."
"For effective speaking, try to talk with your audience."
"Toastmasters is learning through doing and improving through criticism."
"Most of the conflicts and
disagreements among men result
from misunderstanding."
"Real communication is impossible without listening."
"Too many of us listen with our prejudices rather than with our intelligence."
"The unprepared speaker has a right to be scared."
"We gain skill by practice, and
we improve by heeding our evaluators."
"Evaluation is involved in every
phase of your life, for:
Evaluation is Everywhere
."
"Speech practice without criticism
or audience reaction loses half its value."
 
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