The Art of Public Speaking by Joseph Berg Esenwein (eBook)

 

The Art of Public Speaking

BY

J. BERG ESENWEIN

AUTHOR OF

"HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE,"

"WRITING THE SHORT-STORY,"

"WRITING THE PHOTOPLAY," ETC., ETC.,

AND

DALE CARNAGEY

PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND
FINANCE; INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS, NEW
YORK, BROOKLYN, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA, AND THE
NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKING

THE WRITER'S LIBRARY

EDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN

THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

PUBLISHERS

Copyright 1915
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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TO

F. ARTHUR METCALF

FELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND

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Table of Contents

 

THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST—A FOREWORD
CHAPTER I—ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE
CHAPTER II—THE SIN OF MONOTONY
CHAPTER III—EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION
CHAPTER IV—EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH
CHAPTER V—EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE
CHAPTER VI—PAUSE AND POWER
CHAPTER VII—EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION
CHAPTER VIII—CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY
CHAPTER IX—FORCE
CHAPTER X—FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM
CHAPTER XI—FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION
CHAPTER XII—THE VOICE
CHAPTER XIII—VOICE CHARM
CHAPTER XIV—DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE
CHAPTER XV—THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE
CHAPTER XVI—METHODS OF DELIVERY
CHAPTER XVII—THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER
CHAPTER XVIII—SUBJECT AND PREPARATION
CHAPTER XIX—INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION
CHAPTER XX—INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER XXI—INFLUENCING BY NARRATION
CHAPTER XXII—INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION
CHAPTER XXIII—INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT
CHAPTER XXIV—INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION
CHAPTER XXV—INFLUENCING THE CROWD
CHAPTER XXVI—RIDING THE WINGED HORSE
CHAPTER XXVII—GROWING A VOCABULARY
CHAPTER XXVIII—MEMORY TRAINING
CHAPTER XXIX—RIGHT THINKING AND PERSONALITY
CHAPTER XXX—AFTER-DINNER AND OTHER OCCASIONAL SPEAKING
CHAPTER XXXI—MAKING CONVERSATION EFFECTIVE
APPENDIX A—FIFTY QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
APPENDIX B—THIRTY THEMES FOR SPEECHES, WITH SOURCE-REFERENCES
APPENDIX C—SUGGESTIVE SUBJECTS FOR SPEECHES; HINTS FOR TREATMENT
APPENDIX D—SPEECHES FOR STUDY AND PRACTISE
GENERAL INDEX



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