"IMPROMPTU"
Reading edition
OR
How to Think on Your Feet
BY GRENVILLE KLEISER
With an Essay on THE STUDY OF FORENSIC ELOQUENCE By Isaac Grant Thompson
For the Exclusive Use of Grenville Kleiser's Mail Course Students
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1910
COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY Printed in the United States of America
TO THE STUDENT
I am constantly asked to make suggestions for developing alertness of mind and facility in formulating one's thoughts while actually addressing an audience.
I know of nothing more effective for this purpose than daily practise in impromptu speaking as described in this book. In hundreds of instances the results of this simple exercise have been little less than wonderful, not only in stimulating mental quickness, but also in developing resourcefulness, concentration, and self-confidence.
The rules for successful impromptu speaking are, tersely, these:
1. Think clearly.
2. Express yourself clearly.
3. Be yourself.
GRENVILLE KLEISER.
CONTENTS
"IMPROMPTU" List of Subjects
SPECIMEN ONE-MINUTE SPEECHES A Minute Lincoln as a Speaker Salesmanship Providence Bismarck George Washington A Dedication Government by the People Brevity Public Speaking Henry Clay Woman and Speech Boys Votes for Women Lincoln The Value of the Public Speaking Club to the Business Man
THE STUDY OF FORENSIC ELOQUENCE