Citing Orally
- After a brief pause following the line that serves as the introduction, read the quote in an expressive manner so that it comes through as if it were a second voice.
- Say ″Quotation″ right before you start reading the quote, and then say ″Endquote″ right after you finish reading the quote’s final lines
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How to write a good quotation for a speech?
- In general, the punch of a citation increases according to the length of the quotation.
- Long quotations, just like long talks, will cause your audience to become bored and yawn.
- In the beginning of your talk, you could want to get your audience’s attention by using a pithy saying or a quotation from a famous person.
If, for example, you are going to give a presentation about dream casting or goal-setting, the following is an excellent quotation to use:
What is a quotation?
- The practice of incorrectly repeating the words of another person, often known as a quotation.
- Utilizing a quotation is not exactly an innovative idea.
- It is one of the first things that comes to people’s minds, right up there with providing the definition of a crucial term they use in their speech from the dictionary.
Ask yourself if the quotation is the most appropriate instrument for the task at hand.
How do you quote someone else’s quote in a speech?
- When giving a speech in which you quote another person, you should make sure that the audience is aware of the point at which the quoted words stop and your own begin.
- This is a source of frequent annoyance for audience members, and it is exacerbated in situations in which the speaker quotes another individual at length and does not use PowerPoint to illustrate the quotation.
- To begin, we would like to advise that you think about reducing the quote.
Should I end my speech with a quote?
- I have been exposed to powerful speeches that concluded with a quotation, and most of the time, the quote referred back to the beginning of the speech.
- On the other hand, in most cases I would not recommend doing so.
- Your concluding statements have to be original to you.
When you end with a quotation rather than your own words, it’s generally an indication that you lack confidence in what you have to say.
