âGet attention immediately. Begin your talk with an incident. Arouse suspense. State an arresting fact. Ask for a show of hands. Promise to tell the audience how they can get something they want. Use an exhibitâ â Dale Carnegie, The Quick And Easy Way To Effective Speaking
As much as you would like to think, every word you write is not always worth of Ernest Hemingway, every quote you use in your presentations is not always worth of Henry James, and every word you utter in your talks is not always worthy of Winston Churchill.
What I am saying is, like the rest of us, sometimes what you write is so-so, the quotes you use falls flat, and the words you use when you present might not be the right ones.