The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and Joseph B. Esenwein is a manual for people who havto speak in public, and it is still in use today. Whether the occasion in question is sharing travel experiences with friends, a toast for newly-weds, or a public debate, the tips and tricks collected in this book will come handy anywhere.

The book describes how to make effective use of one's voice and gestures, how to gain and convey confidence in front of a large audience, and which methods to use to convert the listeners to one's own cause. Each chapter contains examples and a list of practice exercises. The last 15 sections are real speeches by famous men to function as a study aid.

By : Joseph Berg ESENWEIN (1867 - 1946) and Dale CARNEGIE (1888 - 1955)

00 - Things to Think of First - A Foreword 01 - Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience 02 - The Sin of Monotony 03 - Efficiency Through Emphasis And Subordination 04 - Efficiency Through Change of Pitch 05 - Efficiency through Change of Pace 06 - Pause and Power 07 - Efficiency Through Inflection 08 - Concentration in Delivery 09 - Force 10 - Feeling and Enthusiasm 11 - Fluency through Preparation 12 - The Voice 13 - Voice Charm 14 - Distinctness And Precision Of Utterance 15 - The Truth about Gesture 16 - Methods Of Delivery 17 - Thought and Reserve Power 18 - Subject and Preparation 19 - Influencing by Exposition 20 - Influencing by Description 21 - Influencing by Narration 22 - Influencing by Suggestion 23 - Influencing by Argument 24 - Influencing by Persuasion 25 - Influencing the Crowd 26 - Riding the Winged Horse 27 - Growing a Vocabulary 28 - Memory Training 29 - Right Thinking and Personality 30 - After-Dinner and Other Occasional Speaking 31 - Making Conversation ERffective 32 - App. A: Fifty Questions for Debate 33 - App. B: Thirty Themes for Speeches 34 - App. C: Suggestive Subjects for Speeches 35 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Newell Dwight Hillis 36 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry Watterson 37 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Morley 38 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Robert Toombs 39 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Theodore Roosevelt 40 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Alton B. Parker 41 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John W. Wescott 42 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry W. Grady 43 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William McKinley 44 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Hay 45 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William Jennings Bryan 46 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Rufus Choate 47 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Albert J. Beveridge 48 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Russell Conwel 49 - App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Victor Hugo