The Art of Public Speaking BY

J. BERG ESENWEIN

AUTHOR OF

"HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE,"

"WRITING THE SHORT-STORY,"

"WRITING THE PHOTOPLAY," ETC., ETC.,

AND

DALE CARNAGEY

PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE; INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA, AND THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKING

THE WRITER'S LIBRARY

EDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN

THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

PUBLISHERS

THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL

TO F. ARTHUR METCALF

FELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND

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--IN

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