The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
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... expression , than occurs in the communi- cations of the domestic or the social circle . It is this unwonted demand upon his energies that embarrasses , and impedes , and , perhaps , utterly baffles the novice in public speaking ; and it ...
... expression , than occurs in the communi- cations of the domestic or the social circle . It is this unwonted demand upon his energies that embarrasses , and impedes , and , perhaps , utterly baffles the novice in public speaking ; and it ...
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... expression , no teacher would wish to inculcate a mechanical and artificial style of action . The true speaker must have a true manner ; and of the five great attributes of genuine expression in attitude and action , TRUTH stands first ...
... expression , no teacher would wish to inculcate a mechanical and artificial style of action . The true speaker must have a true manner ; and of the five great attributes of genuine expression in attitude and action , TRUTH stands first ...
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... expression demand the visible effect of an earnest will , in the just force with which action is performed . Impassioned eloquence often requires boldness in the movements of the limbs , as well as intensity in the decisive act of ...
... expression demand the visible effect of an earnest will , in the just force with which action is performed . Impassioned eloquence often requires boldness in the movements of the limbs , as well as intensity in the decisive act of ...
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... expression reminding an observer of the philosophic speaker in the " Sartor Resartus , " who maintains the same unaltered , imperturbable gravity of look as the brass lion's head on the public fountain , indifferent whether it gives out ...
... expression reminding an observer of the philosophic speaker in the " Sartor Resartus , " who maintains the same unaltered , imperturbable gravity of look as the brass lion's head on the public fountain , indifferent whether it gives out ...
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... expression . Propriety of manner in public speaking implies not only dig- nity of attitude and action , but that moderation in expression which bespeaks the orator's clear perception that force is not violence , nor energy exaggeration ...
... expression . Propriety of manner in public speaking implies not only dig- nity of attitude and action , but that moderation in expression which bespeaks the orator's clear perception that force is not violence , nor energy exaggeration ...
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