Table of Contents
Things to Think of First-A Foreword ix
Chapter I Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience 1
Chapter II The Sin of Monotony 10
Chapter III Efficiency through Emphasis and Subordination 16
Chapter IV Efficiency through Change of Pitch 27
Chapter V Efficiency through Change of Pace 39
Chapter VI Pause and Power 55
Chapter VII Efficiency through Inflection 69
Chapter VIII Concentration in Delivery 80
Chapter IX Force 87
Chapter X Feeling and Enthusiasm 101
Chapter XI Fluency through Preparation 115
Chapter XII The Voice 125
Chapter XIII Voice Charm 134
Chapter XIV Distinctness and Precision of Utterance 146
Chapter XV The Truth About Gesture 156
Chapter XVI Methods of Delivery 171
Chapter XVII Thought and Reserve Power 184
Chapter XVIII Subject and Preparation 199
Chapter XIX Influencing by Exposition 218
Chapter XX Influencing by Description 231
Chapter XXI Influencing by Narration 249
Chapter XXII Influencing by Suggestion 262
Chapter XXIII Influencing by Argument 280
Chapter XXIV Influencing by Persuasion 295
Chapter XXV Influencing the Crowd 308
Chapter XXVI Riding the Winged Horse 321
Chapter XXVII Growing a Vocabulary 334
Chapter XXVIII Memory Training 343
Chapter XXIX Right Thinking and Personality 355
Chapter XXX After-Dinner And Other Occasional Speaking 362
Chapter XXXI Making Conversation Effective 372
Appendix A Fifty Questions for Debate 379
Appendix B Thirty Themes For Speeches, with Source-References 383
Appendix C Suggestive Subjects For Speeches; Hints for Treatment 386
Appendix D Speeches for Study and Practise 394
General Index 506
