Public Speaking eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 326 pages of information about Public Speaking.

Public Speaking eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 326 pages of information about Public Speaking.

4.  Deliver this speech, being careful to make your remarks correspond to the preceding.

5.  A debating team has won a victory.  Deliver the speech such a victory deserves.

6.  An athletic team has won a victory.  As a non-participant, present the trophy.

7.  An athletic team has finished a season without winning the championship.  Speak upon such a result.

8.  The city or state has finished some great project.  Speak upon its significance.

9.  Address an audience of girls or women upon their right to vote.

10.  Speak in approval of some recently elected official in your community.

11.  Choose some single event in the history of your immediate locality.  Speak upon it.

12.  Deliver a commemorative address suitable for the next holiday.

13.  Bring into prominence some man or woman connected with the past of your community.

14.  An unheralded hero.

15.  “They also serve who only stand and wait.”

16.  “Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war.”

17.  Deliver the speech to accompany the presentation of a set of books.

18.  Present to your community some needed memorial park, building, or other monument.

19.  Accept the gift for the community.

20.  Challenge another class to debate.

21.  Urge upon some organization support of some civic measure.

22.  As a representative of the students present some request to the authorities.

23.  A meeting has been called to hear you because of your association with some organization or movement.  Deliver the speech.

24.  Some measure or movement is not being supported as it should be.  A meeting of people likely to be interested has been called.  Address the meeting.

25.  Appeal to your immediate associates to support some charitable work.

26.  Some organization has recently started a new project.  Speak to it upon its task.

27.  An organization has successfully accomplished a new project.  Congratulate it.

28.  Some early associate of yours has won recognition or success or fame away from home.  He is about to return.  Speak to your companions showing why they should honor him.

29.  Choose some person or event worthy of commemoration.  Arrange a series of detailed topics and distribute them among members of the class.  Set a day for their presentation.

30.  Choose a chairman.  On the appointed day have him introduce the topic and the speakers.

CHAPTER XIV

DRAMATICS

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