There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the disparity between our expectations and reality in public speaking.
Dale Carnegie's quote emphasizes the complexity of communication and the inner dialogue that often accompanies public speaking. It suggests that for every speech delivered, there are two other versions: one that was rehearsed and may never see the light of day, and another that reflects the speaker's ideal aspirations. This reflects on the nature of self-criticism and the quest for improvement in oneβs expressive abilities.
In practice
In a workshop on public speaking, you might say this quote to encourage participants to embrace their mistakes.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
You must ask for God's help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. ...Any man who says the world owes him a living is dishonest. The same God that made you and me made this earth. And He planned it so that it would yield every single thing that the people on it need. But He was careful to plan it so that it would only yield up its wealth in exchange for the labor of man. Any man who tries to share in that wealth without contributing the work of his brain or his hands is dishonest.
A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.
The mind is like a richly woven tapestry in which the colors are distilled from the experiences of the senses, and the design drawn from the convolutions of the intellect.
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from difficult situations. My humble occupation has been to show people how they can solve their own difficulties.
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