The Art of Public Speaking eBook

Stephen Lucas
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about The Art of Public Speaking.

The Art of Public Speaking eBook

Stephen Lucas
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about The Art of Public Speaking.
Table of Contents
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Start of eBook1
A FOREWORD1
THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING2
CHAPTER I2
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES.6
CHAPTER II6
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES.9
CHAPTER III9
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES.14
CHAPTER IV15
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES18
CHAPTER V22
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES23
EXERCISES25
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES28
CHAPTER VI31
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES37
FOOTNOTES: 39
CHAPTER VII39
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES42
SELECTIONS FOR PRACTISE43
CHAPTER VIII46
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES48
CHAPTER IX49
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES55
FOOTNOTES: 56
CHAPTER X57
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES61
CHAPTER XI64
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES67
FOOTNOTES: 69
CHAPTER XII69
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES73
CHAPTER XIII73
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES79
CHAPTER XIV79
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES82
FOOTNOTES: 84
CHAPTER XV84
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES91
CHAPTER XVI92
ATTENTION96
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES98
CHAPTER XVII99
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES106
FOOTNOTES: 106
CHAPTER XVIII106
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES115
FOOTNOTES: 116
CHAPTER XIX116
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES122
FOOTNOTES: 123
CHAPTER XX123
124
SELECTIONS FOR PRACTISE128
FOOTNOTES: 134
CHAPTER XXI134
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES141
FOOTNOTES: 142
CHAPTER XXII142
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES151
CHAPTER XXIII152
TESTING AN ARGUMENT153
II.  THE EVIDENCE153
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES154
DEBATE157
BRIEF OF AFFIRMATIVE ARGUMENT157
BRIEF OF NEGATIVE ARGUMENT158
THE INHERITANCE TAX IS NOT A GOOD SOCIAL REFORM MEASURE159
FOOTNOTES: 159
CHAPTER XXIV160
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES166
CHAPTER XXV168
FOOTNOTES: 175
CHAPTER XXVI175
I. WHAT IS IMAGINATION?175
II.  THE USES OF IMAGING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING178
III.  HOW TO ACQUIRE THE IMAGING HABIT180
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES180
FOOTNOTES: 181
CHAPTER XXVII181
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES186
FOOTNOTES: 186
CHAPTER XXVIII186
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES192
CHAPTER XXIX193
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES196
CHAPTER XXX196
SELECTIONS FOR STUDY198
FOOTNOTES: 202
CHAPTER XXXI202
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES205
APPENDICES205
APPENDIX A205
APPENDIX B207
APPENDIX C208
FOOTNOTES: 211
APPENDIX D211
BRAVE LITTLE BELGIUM211
WHY LITTLE BELGIUM HAS THE CENTER OF THE STAGE212
THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE213
THE GREAT BELGIUM PLAIN IN HISTORY214
A THRILLING CHAPTER FROM BELGIUM’S HISTORY215
THE HORRORS OF THE INQUISITION216
THE DEATH OF EGMONT217
THE WOE OF BELGIUM218
THE NEW AMERICANISM219
FOUNDER’S DAY ADDRESS220
ON RESIGNING FROM THE SENATE, 1861227
INAUGURAL ADDRESS232
ON AMERICAN MOTHERHOOD[38]234
THE CALL TO DEMOCRATS238
NOMINATING WOODROW WILSON239
THE RACE PROBLEM240
LAST SPEECH253
TRIBUTE TO MCKINLEY258
EULOGY OF WEBSTER278
PASS PROSPERITY AROUND283
HONORE DE BALZAC315
FOOTNOTES: 317
GENERAL INDEX317
A317
B317
C318
D318
DE QUINCEY, THOMAS, 255-256; 338318
E318
F318
G318
H319
I319
J319
K319
L319
M319
N320
O320
P320
Q320
R320
S320
T321
V321
W321
Y321
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