THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

Table of Contents

THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST–A FOREWORD

ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE

THE SIN OF MONOTONY

EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION

EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH

EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE

PAUSE AND POWER

EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION

CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY

FORCE

FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM

FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION

THE VOICE

VOICE CHARM

DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE

THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE

METHODS OF DELIVERY

THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER

SUBJECT AND PREPARATION

INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION

INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION

INFLUENCING BY NARRATION

INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION

INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT

INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION

INFLUENCING THE CROWD

RIDING THE WINGED HORSE

GROWING A VOCABULARY

MEMORY TRAINING

RIGHT THINKING AND PERSONALITY

AFTER-DINNER AND OTHER OCCASIONAL SPEAKING

MAKING CONVERSATION EFFECTIVE

FIFTY QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE

THIRTY THEMES FOR SPEECHES, WITH SOURCE-REFERENCES

SUGGESTIVE SUBJECTS FOR SPEECHES; HINTS FOR TREATMENT

SPEECHES FOR STUDY AND PRACTISE