Speech CompositionAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1953 - 385 pages |
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... never moved , so intent was his mind centered upon the scene about him . Then the friend moved on . How long Brooks had been there , he did not know ; how long he remained there , he never learned . But on the next Sunday Phillips ...
... never moved , so intent was his mind centered upon the scene about him . Then the friend moved on . How long Brooks had been there , he did not know ; how long he remained there , he never learned . But on the next Sunday Phillips ...
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... never prepared a speech - a fact that is evident to their suffer- ing hearers - I know of no great speaker who has made such a boast . To be sure , there has been much misinformation spread about the habits of great speakers , sometimes ...
... never prepared a speech - a fact that is evident to their suffer- ing hearers - I know of no great speaker who has made such a boast . To be sure , there has been much misinformation spread about the habits of great speakers , sometimes ...
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... never slackens and never falters . This flow of time thrusts us into new problems , new needs , new duties , and new challenges . Con- stantly we are compelled to rethink old problems and to pre- pare ourselves to meet new ones . So it ...
... never slackens and never falters . This flow of time thrusts us into new problems , new needs , new duties , and new challenges . Con- stantly we are compelled to rethink old problems and to pre- pare ourselves to meet new ones . So it ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
Copyright | |
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