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But it is an essential qualification of a good speaker , to be able to alter the height
, as well as the strength and the tone of his voice , as occasion requires . -
Different species of speaking require different heights of voice . Nature inftru £ ts
us to ...
But it is an essential qualification of a good speaker , to be able to alter the height
, as well as the strength and the tone of his voice , as occasion requires . -
Different species of speaking require different heights of voice . Nature inftru £ ts
us to ...
Page xii
Reading and speaking , therefore , in which all the variations of expression in
real life are copied , muft have continual variations in the height of the voice . To
acquire the power of changing the key on which you speak at pleasure ,
accustom ...
Reading and speaking , therefore , in which all the variations of expression in
real life are copied , muft have continual variations in the height of the voice . To
acquire the power of changing the key on which you speak at pleasure ,
accustom ...
Page xx
Nay , it is very allowable for the sake of pointing out the sense more strongly ,
preparing the audience for what is to follow , or enabling the speaker to alter the
tone or height of the voice , sometimes to make a very considerable pause ,
where ...
Nay , it is very allowable for the sake of pointing out the sense more strongly ,
preparing the audience for what is to follow , or enabling the speaker to alter the
tone or height of the voice , sometimes to make a very considerable pause ,
where ...
Page xxi
In plain narrative , and especially in argumentation , the least attention to the
manner in which we relate a story , or fupport an argument in conversation , will
show , that it is more frequently proper to raise the voice than to fall it at the end of
a ...
In plain narrative , and especially in argumentation , the least attention to the
manner in which we relate a story , or fupport an argument in conversation , will
show , that it is more frequently proper to raise the voice than to fall it at the end of
a ...
Page xxiii
can any one deserve the appellation of a good speaker , much less of a complete
orator , till to distinct articulation , a good command of voice , and just emphasis ,
he his able to add the various expressions of emotion and passion .
can any one deserve the appellation of a good speaker , much less of a complete
orator , till to distinct articulation , a good command of voice , and just emphasis ,
he his able to add the various expressions of emotion and passion .
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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