The document contains quotes about presenting from various authors. Many of the quotes emphasize engaging the audience on an emotional level through stories and energy. Several quotes also stress the importance of simplifying the message and making it memorable through concrete words and images. Overall, the quotes provide advice on connecting with audiences and crafting powerful presentations.

1. 18
Powerful
Quotes on
Presenting

2. “People don’t
want more
information. They
want faith, in you,
your goals, your
success, in the
stories you tell.”
Annette Simmons

3. “Great stories don’t
appeal to logic, but
they often appeal to
our senses.”
Seth Godin

4. “People want to be moved and inspired,
and they want to believe in something.”
Carmen Gallo

5. “The brain
doesn’t pay
attention to
boring things.”
John Medina

6. “It all begins
with an
idea.”
Christina Hamlett

7. “The fastest way
to influence your
audience is
through the heart,
not the head.”
Christophe Morin

8. “Performance is not
about getting your
act together, but
about opening up to
the energy of the
audience.”
Benjamin Zander

9. “The more energy, the
more power you have to
change minds and
relationships.”
David Sibbet

10. “People don’t remember what
we think is important. They
remember what they think is
important”
John Maxwell

11. “A great
presentation
gives smart
ideas an
advantage.”
Nancy Duarte

12. “You must be
ruthless in
your efforts
to simplify
your message
to its
absolute
core.”
Garr Reynolds

13. “Simplicity is the
greatest
sophistication.”
Leonardo DaVinci

14. “Naturally sticky ideas
are stuffed full of
concrete words and
images.”
Chip Heath

15. “Presentation
skills
are
worthy
of
extremely
obsessive
study.”
Tom
Peters

16. “If you think
presentations
cannot
enchant people,
then you have
never seen a
really good
one.”
Guy Kawaski

17. “Effective speaking is
a million-dollar skill, a
pathway to success in
all areas of your life.”
Ty Boyd

18. “People will take
more cues from
your body
language and
tone of voice
than they will
from your
content.”
Scott Eblin

19. “Stories have a
unique power to
move people’s
hearts, minds,
feet and wallets.”
Peter Gruber