How to Talk: Meeting the Situations of Personal and Business Life and of Public AddressCosimo, Inc., 2006 M02 1 - 660 pages Conversation with family and intimate friends is somewhat in danger of becoming a little too informal, too laconic. Sometimes we take our own folks too much for granted. At its best, however, this is the acme of conversation, carrying the fullest meaning with least effort.-from "Social Conversation"This classic of developing confidence and poise when talking to absolutely anyone is full of sound, solid advice that is just as useful today as it was when it was first published in 1928. Two experts in public speaking-and private conversation-cover the full range of interpersonal communication: .at work: how to talk to your boss and your subordinates.in civic situations: how to communicate effectively at club and committee meetings.at home: how to enjoy personal conversations more.in public: giving a lively speech.The authors promise no "magic formula," just graceful guidance for becoming a more thoughtful and resolute speaker.JOHN MANTLE CLAPP (b. 1870) also wrote Doing Business by Letter and Language for Men of Affairs.EDWIN A. KANE was an instructor in public speaking at the College of the City of New York. |
Contents
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SPEECH IN BUSINESS LIFE 3328 | 70 |
SUBORDINATE TO SUPERIOR VI SUPERIOR TO SUBORDINATE | 83 |
CONFERENCES | 86 |
SERVICE COMMUNICATION | 103 |
SOCIAL CONVERSATION | 270 |
CHAPTER PAGE XX TELLING A STORY | 291 |
THE REINFORCEMENT OF READING | 311 |
Part VThe General Public | 343 |
THE OCCASION | 345 |
GETTING READY TO SPEAK | 354 |
THE SPEECH ITSELF | 368 |
FACING THE AUDIENCE | 393 |
TRADING COMMUNICATION | 123 |
Part IIISocial and Professional Relations | 141 |
THE CLUB RELATIONSHIP | 143 |
COMMITTEE WORK | 156 |
MEETINGSPARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE | 169 |
FIRST STEPS IN PUBLIC SpeakingTAKING THE PLUNGE | 182 |
FIRSTAID SUGGESTIONS | 195 |
SELFTRAININGTHOUGHT | 204 |
SELFTRAININGLANGUAGE | 224 |
SELFTRAININGDELIVERY | 242 |
Part IVPrivate Hours | 253 |
THE FAMILY CIRCLE | 255 |
THE INFORMATION ADDRESS | 416 |
THE PLEA FOR A Cause | 440 |
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS | 462 |
IN LIGHTER VEIN | 480 |
Part VIThe Elements of Speech | 499 |
THE Nature and Conditions of Language | 501 |
WORDS | 514 |
GROUPING WORDS | 544 |
ENUNCIATION AND PRONUNCIATION | 574 |
THE VOICE | 596 |
PHYSICAL EXPRESSION | 613 |
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Common terms and phrases
activity aloud American association attention attitude audience called cerned chairman Chapter chief club command committee communication conference consonants conversation course custom definite Demosthenes develop dictionary dinner diphtheria discussion duty effect effort English English language expression fact feeling gathering give group action habit Harry Leon Wilson hearers ideas important individual interest Joseph Choate language lecture listener look manner matter means meeting ment merely mind muscles naso-pharynx nature occasion organization Otto Jespersen parliamentary procedure perhaps persons phonograph phrases play practice present principles problem professional public address public speaking remarks responsibility result Samuel Gompers Samuel Johnson selling sentence situation social sort sound speaker speech Stanley Baldwin statement story subordinate suggestions talk technique tell thing thought tion tone tongue utterance voice vowels words writing
References to this book
Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement William M. Keith Limited preview - 2007 |
Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement William M. Keith No preview available - 2007 |