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Berg Esenwein\u003Cbr>Release Date: July 17, 2005 [EBook \\#16317]\u003Cbr>Language: English\u003Cbr>Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1\u003Cbr>*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING *** |\n| --- |\n| Produced by Cori Samuel, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at [http://www.pgdp.net](http://www.pgdp.net) |\n\nTranscribers note: Chapter XIV contains phonetic representation of the vowel 'o' using [)o]; [=o]; [=oo] and [)oo] .  \nThe Art of Public Speaking  \nBY  \nJ. BERG ESENWEIN  \nAUTHOR OF  \n\"HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE,\"  \n\"WRITING THE SHORT-STORY,\"  \n\"WRITING THE PHOTOPLAY,\" ETC., ETC.,  \nAND  \nDALE CARNAGEY  \nPROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE; INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA, AND THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, AMERICAN  \nThe Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein 3 INSTITUTE OF BANKING  \nTHE WRITER'S LIBRARY  \nEDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN  \nTHE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL  \nSPRINGFIELD, MASS.  \nPUBLISHERS  \nCopyright 1915  \nTHE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL  \nALL RIGHTS RESERVED  \nTO F. ARTHUR METCALF  \nFELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND  \nTable of Contents Page  \nTHINGS TO THINK OF FIRST--A FOREWORD IX  \nCHAPTER I  \n--ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE 1  \nCHAPTER II  \n--THE SIN OF MONOTONY 10  \nCHAPTER III  \n--EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION 16  \nCHAPTER IV  \n--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH 27  \nCHAPTER V  \n--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE 39  \nCHAPTER VI  \n--PAUSE AND POWER 55  \nCHAPTER VII  \n--EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION 69  \nCHAPTER VIII  \n--CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY 80  \nCHAPTER IX  \n--FORCE 87  \nThe Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein 4  \nCHAPTER X  \n--FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM 101  \nCHAPTER XI  \n--FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION 115  \nCHAPTER XII  \n--THE VOICE 125  \nCHAPTER XIII  \n--VOICE CHARM 134  \nCHAPTER XIV  \n--DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE 146  \nCHAPTER XV  \n--THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE 156  \nCHAPTER XVI  \n--METHODS OF DELIVERY 171  \nCHAPTER XVII  \n--THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER 184  \nCHAPTER XVIII  \n--SUBJECT AND PREPARATION 199  \nCHAPTER XIX  \n--INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION 218  \nCHAPTER XX  \n--INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION 231  \nCHAPTER XXI  \n--INFLUENCING BY NARRATION 249  \nCHAPTER XXII  \n--INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION 262  \nCHAPTER XXIII  \n--INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT 280  \nCHAPTER XXIV  \n--INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION 295  \nCHAPTER XXV  \n--INFLUENCING THE CROWD 308  \nCHAPTER XXVI  \n--RIDING THE WINGED HORSE 321  \nCHAPTER XXVII  \nThe Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein 5 --GROWING A VOCABULARY 334  \nCHAPTER XXVIII  \n--MEMORY TRAINING 343  \nCHAPTER XXIX  \n--R","cbCaif9HIo4mYtVU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif9HIo4mYtVU","pdf",996869,285,"English","# Things to Think of First--A Foreword\n# Chapter I\n## Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience\n# Chapter II\n## The Sin of Monotony\n# Chapter III\n## Efficiency Through Emphasis and Subordination\n# Chapter IV\n## Efficiency Through Change of Pitch\n# Chapter V\n## Efficiency Through Change of Pace\n# Chapter VI\n## Pause and Power\n# Chapter VII\n## Efficiency Through Inflection\n# Chapter VIII\n## Concentration in Delivery\n# Chapter IX\n## Force\n# Chapter X\n## Feeling and Enthusiasm","[{\"question\":\"What does the foreword say is the first source of a book’s power?\",\"answer\":\"It states that the book’s efficiency depends on its attitude toward its subject as the first source of power.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book define effective training in public speaking?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that training is not mainly about externals, imitation, or strict conformity to standards, but about the speaker being and thinking and feeling worthy things to be given forth.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the topic of Chapter I?\",\"answer\":\"Chapter I focuses on acquiring confidence before an audience.\"}]","The Art of Public Speaking - Chapter I - Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience | PDF",1789949307,439]