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William Pittenger. Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It
Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It
Table of Contents
PREFACE
PART I. Preliminary Considerations
CHAPTER I. Can Eloquence be Taught?
CHAPTER II. The Four Methods of Public Speech—Their Advantages and Disadvantages
CHAPTER III. Lessons from the Experience of Eminent Orators
CHAPTER IV. An Embryo Speech, with Models of Very Simple Plans
CHAPTER V. Initial Fear and how to Overcome it
CHAPTER VI. Utility of Debating Societies
PART II. Preparation of the Speaker
CHAPTER I. Unfortunates who Never can Extemporize
CHAPTER II. Thought and Emotion
CHAPTER III. Language
CHAPTER IV. Imagination
CHAPTER V. Voice and Gesture
CHAPTER VI. Confidence
CHAPTER VII. Peculiarities Belonging to the Various Fields of Oratory
PART III. Plan and Delivery of the Speech
CHAPTER I. The Pen and the Tongue
CHAPTER II. Subject and Object
CHAPTER III. Thought-gathering
CHAPTER IV. Constructing a Plan
CHAPTER V. How Shall the Written Plan be Used?
CHAPTER VI. The First Moment of Speech
CHAPTER VII. The Introduction
CHAPTER VIII. Progress of the Speech
CHAPTER IX. Three Plans of Great Addresses
CHAPTER X. Illustrations, Pathos, Humor
CHAPTER XI. The Orator’s Logic
CHAPTER XII. After the Speech
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
