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The Art of Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie; Joseph Berg Esenwein
19 h 51 min · 50 chapters · read by 8 LibriVox volunteers
A thorough 1915 course in speaking to an audience by Dale Carnegie, years before How to Win Friends and Influence People, and Joseph Berg Esenwein: confidence, voice, pace, emphasis and how to hold attention, with exercises at the end of every chapter.
Listen to Things to Think of First - A Foreword · 5:49
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Chapters
- Things to Think of First - A Foreword5:49
- Ch. I: Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience13:31
- Ch. II: The Sin of Monotony9:57
- Ch. III: Efficiency through Emphasis and Subordination20:27
- Ch. IV: Efficiency through Change of Pitch24:35
- Ch. V: Efficiency through Change of Pace31:29
- Ch. VI: Pause and Power27:10
- Ch. VII: Efficiency through Inflection29:50
- Ch. VIII: Concentration in Delivery11:52
- Ch. IX: Force24:16
- Ch. X: Feeling and Enthusiasm25:03
- Ch. XI: Fluency through Preparation14:02
- Ch. XII: The Voice15:25
- Ch. XIII: Voice Charm19:55
- Ch. XIV: Distinctness and Precision of Utterance24:06
- Ch. XV: The Truth about Gesture26:52
- Ch. XVI: Methods of Delivery27:49
- Ch. XVII: Thought and Reserve Power28:03
- Ch. XVIII: Subject and Preparation32:45
- Ch. XIX: Influencing by Exposition27:07
- Ch. XX: Influencing by Description39:26
- Ch. XXI: Influencing by Narration30:34
- Ch. XXII: Influencing by Suggestion36:53
- Ch. XXIII: Influencing by Argument29:32
- Ch. XXIV: Influencing by Persuasion29:20
- Ch. XXV: Influencing the Crowd27:58
- Ch. XXVI: Riding the Winged Horse24:51
- Ch. XXVII: Growing a Vocabulary18:52
- Ch. XXVIII: Memory Training23:32
- Ch. XXIX: Right Thinking and Personality12:24
- Ch. XXX: After-Dinner and Other Occasional Speaking21:37
- Ch. XXXI: Making Conversation Effective12:02
- App. A: 50 Questions for Debate6:53
- App. B: 30 Themes for Speeches with Source-References5:21
- App. C: Suggestive Subjects for Speeches; Hints for Treatment13:58
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Newell Dwight Hillis33:24
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry Watterson5:15
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Morley29:30
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Robert Toombs20:07
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Theodore Roosevelt25:51
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Alton B. Parker3:56
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John W. Wescott5:54
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry W. Grady49:40
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William Mc. Kinley17:14
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Hay20:51
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William Jennings Bryan56:44
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Rufus Choate20:49
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Albert J. Beveridge48:23
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Russell Conwell72:06
- App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Victor Hugo8:09
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