Speech CompositionF. S. Crofts & Company, 1937 - 385 pages |
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... young speaker lies not in his peculiar habit of immediate preparation but in his system of general preparation , his lifelong habit of continuous study and observation , his constant sifting and test- ing of his knowledge and tracing ...
... young speaker lies not in his peculiar habit of immediate preparation but in his system of general preparation , his lifelong habit of continuous study and observation , his constant sifting and test- ing of his knowledge and tracing ...
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... young speaker to - day can do no better than follow the advice given to Edward Everett Hale when he was a young man : " If you want to be a good public speaker , whenever anyone is fool enough to ask you to speak , you be fool enough to ...
... young speaker to - day can do no better than follow the advice given to Edward Everett Hale when he was a young man : " If you want to be a good public speaker , whenever anyone is fool enough to ask you to speak , you be fool enough to ...
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... young speaker should consider himself above a law which these men had to obey . How detailed should an outline be ? For an experienced speaker it will depend entirely upon himself and what his ex- perience and judgment have taught him ...
... young speaker should consider himself above a law which these men had to obey . How detailed should an outline be ? For an experienced speaker it will depend entirely upon himself and what his ex- perience and judgment have taught him ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
Copyright | |
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