Table of Contents
THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST--A FOREWORD
ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE
THE SIN OF MONOTONY
EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION
EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH
EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE
PAUSE AND POWER
EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION
CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY
FORCE
FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM
FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION
THE VOICE
VOICE CHARM
DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE
THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE
METHODS OF DELIVERY
THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER
SUBJECT AND PREPARATION
INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION
INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION
INFLUENCING BY NARRATION
INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION
INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT
INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION
INFLUENCING THE CROWD
RIDING THE WINGED HORSE
GROWING A VOCABULARY
MEMORY TRAINING
RIGHT THINKING AND PERSONALITY
AFTER-DINNER AND OTHER OCCASIONAL SPEAKING
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