Art of Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie , Joseph Berg Esenwein
50 chapters · 19 h 51 min · English
Read by Michael Lipschultz, Joe Mabry, Matthew Reece, Bill Mosley, Roseanne Schmidt, TriciaG and others
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The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and Joseph B. Esenwein is a manual for people who have to speak in public, and it is still in use today. Whether the occasion in question is sharing travel experiences with friends, a toast for newly-weds, or a public debate, the tips and tricks collected in this book will come handy anywhere.
Chapters
1 Things to Think of First - A Foreword 6 min 2 Ch. I: Acquiring Confidence Before an Audience 14 min 3 Ch. II: The Sin of Monotony 10 min 4 Ch. III: Efficiency through Emphasis and Subordination 20 min 5 Ch. IV: Efficiency through Change of Pitch 25 min 6 Ch. V: Efficiency through Change of Pace 31 min 7 Ch. VI: Pause and Power 27 min 8 Ch. VII: Efficiency through Inflection 30 min 9 Ch. VIII: Concentration in Delivery 12 min 10 Ch. IX: Force 24 min 11 Ch. X: Feeling and Enthusiasm 25 min 12 Ch. XI: Fluency through Preparation 14 min 13 Ch. XII: The Voice 15 min 14 Ch. XIII: Voice Charm 20 min 15 Ch. XIV: Distinctness and Precision of Utterance 24 min 16 Ch. XV: The Truth about Gesture 27 min 17 Ch. XVI: Methods of Delivery 28 min 18 Ch. XVII: Thought and Reserve Power 28 min 19 Ch. XVIII: Subject and Preparation 33 min 20 Ch. XIX: Influencing by Exposition 27 min 21 Ch. XX: Influencing by Description 39 min 22 Ch. XXI: Influencing by Narration 31 min 23 Ch. XXII: Influencing by Suggestion 37 min 24 Ch. XXIII: Influencing by Argument 30 min 25 Ch. XXIV: Influencing by Persuasion 29 min 26 Ch. XXV: Influencing the Crowd 28 min 27 Ch. XXVI: Riding the Winged Horse 25 min 28 Ch. XXVII: Growing a Vocabulary 19 min 29 Ch. XXVIII: Memory Training 24 min 30 Ch. XXIX: Right Thinking and Personality 12 min 31 Ch. XXX: After-Dinner and Other Occasional Speaking 22 min 32 Ch. XXXI: Making Conversation Effective 12 min 33 App. A: 50 Questions for Debate 7 min 34 App. B: 30 Themes for Speeches with Source-References 5 min 35 App. C: Suggestive Subjects for Speeches; Hints for Treatment 14 min 36 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Newell Dwight Hillis 33 min 37 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry Watterson 5 min 38 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Morley 30 min 39 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Robert Toombs 20 min 40 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Theodore Roosevelt 26 min 41 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Alton B. Parker 4 min 42 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John W. Wescott 6 min 43 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Henry W. Grady 50 min 44 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William Mc. Kinley 17 min 45 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - John Hay 21 min 46 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - William Jennings Bryan 57 min 47 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Rufus Choate 21 min 48 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Albert J. Beveridge 48 min 49 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Russell Conwell 1 h 12 min 50 App. D: Speeches for Study and Practice - Victor Hugo 8 min
