Speech CompositionAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1953 - 385 pages |
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Page 81
... beginning of the world no battle has ever been lost or won upon which the liberties of a nation were so distinctly staked as they are on the result of this argument . The pen that writes the judgment of the court will be mightier , for ...
... beginning of the world no battle has ever been lost or won upon which the liberties of a nation were so distinctly staked as they are on the result of this argument . The pen that writes the judgment of the court will be mightier , for ...
Page 169
... beginning . This will not guarantee persuasion , but it does guarantee far greater progress than the opposite method . Let every young speaker consider this explanation of Judge Elbert H. Gary's unusual ability in winning others to his ...
... beginning . This will not guarantee persuasion , but it does guarantee far greater progress than the opposite method . Let every young speaker consider this explanation of Judge Elbert H. Gary's unusual ability in winning others to his ...
Page 212
... beginning and the end - whether it be a sentence or a whole speech . Now we cannot , because of the limitations of sentence structure , very well put the phrase at the end , so we put it at the beginning and get : Not once was he ...
... beginning and the end - whether it be a sentence or a whole speech . Now we cannot , because of the limitations of sentence structure , very well put the phrase at the end , so we put it at the beginning and get : Not once was he ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
Copyright | |
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