The Art of Public Speaking

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   

Fifty Questions for Debate  

Thirty Themes for Speeches, With Source-References  

Suggestive Subjects for Speeches; Hints for Treatment  

Speeches for Study and Practise