Public Speaking: Principles and Practice

This meeting is held not merely to honor the men who have won prizes, attained high rank, or achieved distinction in studies. In a larger sense it is a tribute paid by the Unive...

O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content! And oh!...

The common trouble in using the voice for the more vigorous or intense forms of speaking is a contraction or straining of the throat. This impedes the free flow of voice, causin...

THE SPEECH OF FORMAL OCCASION The Benefits of a College Education _Abbott Lawrence Lowell_ What the College Gives............. _Le Baron Russell Briggs_ Memorial Day Address.......

ESTABLISHING THE TONE O Scotia!.......................... _Robert Burns_ O Rome! My Country!................ _Lord Byron_ Ring Out, Wild Bells!.............. _Alfred Lord Tennys...