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The style of gesture , and the comparative frequency of its occurrence , depend wholly on the nature of the speaker's subject , and the rhetorical character of the expression which he uses . This remark applies as forcibly to the manner ...
The style of gesture , and the comparative frequency of its occurrence , depend wholly on the nature of the speaker's subject , and the rhetorical character of the expression which he uses . This remark applies as forcibly to the manner ...
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ANALYSIS OF THE APPROPRIATE STYLE OF GESTURE . The common gestures of conversation , being addressed to a few persons close by the speaker , are too small , slight , and angular , for the style of public speaking .
ANALYSIS OF THE APPROPRIATE STYLE OF GESTURE . The common gestures of conversation , being addressed to a few persons close by the speaker , are too small , slight , and angular , for the style of public speaking .
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In solemn style , this suspense is long ; in lively style , short . PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND TRAINING EXERCISES IN GESTURE . The following examples are designed to indicate the significance of the lines and movements of gesture , and , at ...
In solemn style , this suspense is long ; in lively style , short . PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND TRAINING EXERCISES IN GESTURE . The following examples are designed to indicate the significance of the lines and movements of gesture , and , at ...
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| Title | The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
| Author | Warren P. Edgarton |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Mason Brothers, 1860 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 May 2007 |
| Length | 502 pages |
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