How to Talk Well
eBook - ePub

How to Talk Well

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How to Talk Well

About this book

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. 1. Here’s How
  6. 2. Why Not Take It Slow and Easy?
  7. 3. Tongue Twisters Help
  8. 4. How to Make Your Voice Sound Better
  9. 5. Time to Tune Up Your Inflections
  10. 6. Make Your Articulation Click
  11. 7. How to Conquer Pronunciation Gremlins
  12. 8. Don’t Let Foreign Words Get You Down
  13. 9. Pronunciation Quizzes for the Brave
  14. 10. Which American Dialect Is Best—for You?
  15. 11. A Straight Backbone Does the Trick
  16. 12. Get the Most Out of Your Lungs
  17. 13. How to Add to Your Word Power
  18. 14. The Seven-day Diet—of Vocabulary Tests
  19. 15. When and When Not to Use Gobbledegook
  20. 16. Try Phonetics On for Size
  21. 17. Say It with Your Hands
  22. 18. A Dozen Tips to Make You a Better Conversationalist
  23. 19. Cultivate Your Speech Personality
  24. 20. How to Prepare a Speech
  25. 21. Conquer the Platform Jitters
  26. 22. Two Dozen Ways to Keep Your Audience Awake
  27. 23. Be a Good Chairman
  28. 24. Be a Creative Listener
  29. 25. Why Stutter?
  30. Index