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William Pittenger. How to Become a Public Speaker
How to Become a Public Speaker
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. Can the Art of Speech be Learned?
CHAPTER II. The Four Methods of Public Speech—Their Advantages and Disadvantages
CHAPTER III. An Embryo Speech, with Models of Very Simple Plans
PLANS OF SPEECHES
CHAPTER IV. Initial Fear and how to Overcome it
CHAPTER V. Utility of Debating Societies
CHAPTER VI. Thought and Emotion
CHAPTER VII. Language
CHAPTER VIII. Imagination
CHAPTER IX. Voice and Gesture
CHAPTER X. Confidence
CHAPTER XI. The Pen and the Tongue
CHAPTER XII. Subject and Object
CHAPTER XIII. Thought-gathering
CHAPTER XIV. Constructing a Plan
CHAPTER XV. How Shall the Written Plan be Used?
CHAPTER XVI. The First Moment of Speech
CHAPTER XVII. The Introduction
CHAPTER XVIII. Progress of the Speech
CHAPTER XIX. After the Speech
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William Pittenger
Showing the best manner of arranging thought so as to gain / conciseness, ease and fluency in speech
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Among the many speeches found in Shakespeare, the existence of these three essential parts may easily be noted. The funeral speeches over the dead body of Julius Cæsar afford an excellent example. The merit of the orations of Brutus and Antony are very unequal, but both are instructive. We will analyze them in turn.
Brutus speaks first. He shows his want of appreciation of the true nature of persuasive eloquence by declaring that this will be an advantage. His introduction is also too long and elaborate for the work he has in hand. The central thought with which he opens is in substance, “I am worthy of your closest attention.” This cannot be considered a fortunate beginning, and it would have been fatal for any one less highly esteemed by the people than “the well-beloved Brutus.” He says:
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