Extempore Speech
- Subtitle
- How to Acquire and Practice It
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE.3. PART I. Preliminary Considerations.4. CHAPTER I. Can Eloquence be Taught?5. CHAPTER II. The Four Methods of Public Speech—Their Advantages and Disadvantages.6. CHAPTER III. Lessons from the Experience of Eminent Orators.7. CHAPTER IV. An Embryo Speech, with Models of Very Simple Plans.8. CHAPTER V. Initial Fear and how to Overcome it.9. CHAPTER VI. Utility of Debating Societies.10. PART II. Preparation of the Speaker.11. CHAPTER I. Unfortunates who Never can Extemporize.12. CHAPTER II. Thought and Emotion.13. CHAPTER III. Language.14. CHAPTER IV. Imagination.15. CHAPTER V. Voice and Gesture.16. CHAPTER VI. Confidence.17. CHAPTER VII. Peculiarities Belonging to the Various Fields of Oratory.18. PART III. Plan and Delivery of the Speech.19. CHAPTER I. The Pen and the Tongue.20. CHAPTER II. Subject and Object.21. CHAPTER III. Thought-gathering.22. CHAPTER IV. Constructing a Plan.23. CHAPTER V. How Shall the Written Plan be Used?24. CHAPTER VI. The First Moment of Speech.25. CHAPTER VII. The Introduction.26. CHAPTER VIII. Progress of the Speech.27. CHAPTER IX. Three Plans of Great Addresses.28. CHAPTER X. Illustrations, Pathos, Humor.29. CHAPTER XI. The Orator’s Logic.30. CHAPTER XII. After the Speech.31. ALPHABETICAL INDEX.32. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES