Joe Ditzel

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Joe Ditzel

Public Speaking Quote: Positive and Negative Forces

In public speech, as in electricity, there is a positive and negative force. Either you or your audience are going to possess the positive factor. If you assume it you can almost invariably make it yours. If you assume the negative you're sure to be negative. Assuming a virtue or a vice vitalizes it. Summon all your power of self direction, and remember that though your audience is infinitely more important than you, the truth is more important than both of you, because it is eternal. If your mind falters in his leadership the sword will drop from your hands. Your assumption of being able to instruct or lead or inspire a multitude or even a small of people may apall you as being colossal impudence – as indeed it may be; but having once essayed to speak, be courageous. BE courageous – it lies with in you to be what you will. MAKE yourself be calm and confident.

– Dale Carnegie
The Art of Public Speaking

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TV Quote- Jack Handy- The Coach

I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times." It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach. He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.

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Rocky 3 Syndrome

Most clubs want to give me that sweet spot. And there are disadvantages to getting the sweet spot. You are not forced to work as hard to get big laughs. That's something I'm working on now. Getting myself more shitty spots. To make me stronger. So you are not just getting the sweet spots. That makes you soft. It's like the Rocky 3 syndrome. It all goes back to Rocky. In Rocky 3 he got sophisticated, he got rich, he got too soft. And then Clubber Lang beat him. And that's why he had to go back to the streets. 

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