How to Master the Spoken Word: Designed as a Self-Instructor for all who would Excel in the Art of Public SpeakingGood Press, 2019 M12 24 - 302 pages This is a genuine twentieth-century self-help/teach-yourself book. It was written in 1913 and sets out to provide the reader with the tools to make him or her a more eloquent, persuasive and confident public speaker. |
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... phrase , " If the constellation is to be broken up ” and then commences his statement with " the stars " which he interrupts to interject the parenthetical phrase " whether scattered widely apart or grouped in smaller clusters , " goes ...
... phrase , " If the constellation is to be broken up ” and then commences his statement with " the stars " which he interrupts to interject the parenthetical phrase " whether scattered widely apart or grouped in smaller clusters , " goes ...
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... phrase and the concluding phrases , " Precisely in proportion to the depth of mind from which it issued , so high does it soar , so long does it sing , " the concluding clause containing the double contrast , “ so high does it soar , so ...
... phrase and the concluding phrases , " Precisely in proportion to the depth of mind from which it issued , so high does it soar , so long does it sing , " the concluding clause containing the double contrast , “ so high does it soar , so ...
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... phrase is conditional , the balance of the sentence is negative . The orator ably opens with a condition because he is sure of all his listeners subscribing to it , and then he says that if there is anything of a local nature that is ...
... phrase is conditional , the balance of the sentence is negative . The orator ably opens with a condition because he is sure of all his listeners subscribing to it , and then he says that if there is anything of a local nature that is ...
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... phrases , which aid so much in picturing the scene , were omitted , the sentence would not be more than half its present size , but the vividness of the picture would disappear with the curtailing of the sentence . Here is the main idea ...
... phrases , which aid so much in picturing the scene , were omitted , the sentence would not be more than half its present size , but the vividness of the picture would disappear with the curtailing of the sentence . Here is the main idea ...
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... phrase which amplifies the statement , and the end is a picture drawn with a few words " because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat . ” William H. Taft , speaking at the unveiling of Lincoln's statue at ...
... phrase which amplifies the statement , and the end is a picture drawn with a few words " because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat . ” William H. Taft , speaking at the unveiling of Lincoln's statue at ...
Contents
oratorical training as given in the Lawrence School of New York Finally | |
properly put the meaning into words by aid of inflection emphasis | |
CHAPTER I | |
finance labor religion conservation of natural resources and civic | |
CHAPTER VII | |
would appear scant room for another but as they all treat mainly of | |
CHAPTER X | |
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