School Elocution: A Manual of Vocal Training in High Schools, Normal Schools, and Academies |
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... speak , or to whom you read . As you approach the end of a sentence , glance your eye along the words in ad- vance of the tongue , and then complete the sentence without looking on the book . It is a good plan to practice this by ...
... speak , or to whom you read . As you approach the end of a sentence , glance your eye along the words in ad- vance of the tongue , and then complete the sentence without looking on the book . It is a good plan to practice this by ...
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... speaking . " The first step towards becoming a good elocutionist , " says Comstock , " is a correct articulation . A public speaker , possessed of only a moderate voice , if he articulates correctly , will be better understood , and ...
... speaking . " The first step towards becoming a good elocutionist , " says Comstock , " is a correct articulation . A public speaker , possessed of only a moderate voice , if he articulates correctly , will be better understood , and ...
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... speaking in public , whether we advert to the larger space which must be traversed by the voice , or the greater moment of the topics of discourse . which are usual on such occasions . 7. " The appropriate style of modern eloquence is ...
... speaking in public , whether we advert to the larger space which must be traversed by the voice , or the greater moment of the topics of discourse . which are usual on such occasions . 7. " The appropriate style of modern eloquence is ...
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... speak of errors we can all avoid . Learning condemns beyond the reach of hope The careless churl that speaks of soap for soap : Her edict exiles from her fair abode The clownish voice that utters road for road , Less stern to him who ...
... speak of errors we can all avoid . Learning condemns beyond the reach of hope The careless churl that speaks of soap for soap : Her edict exiles from her fair abode The clownish voice that utters road for road , Less stern to him who ...
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... speak clearly , if you speak at all ; Carve every word before you let it fall ; Do n't , like a lecturer or dramatic star , Try over hard to roll the British r ; Do put your accents in the proper spot ; Don't let me beg you - do n't say ...
... speak clearly , if you speak at all ; Carve every word before you let it fall ; Do n't , like a lecturer or dramatic star , Try over hard to roll the British r ; Do put your accents in the proper spot ; Don't let me beg you - do n't say ...
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ASPIRATES BABIE BELL bells blow breath CHAMBERED NAUTILUS Charco circumflex clauses concert drill dark dead deep earth elocution emotion emphasis emphatic EXAMPLES expression eyes falling inflection Falstaff feeling fire give hand hath hear heart heathen Chinee heaven high pitch honor Iago living long vocals LONGFELLOW loud force low pitch macron Marked median stress melody middle pitch moderate force monotone never night o'er óne oratorical declamation orotund Othello passion poetry pronunciation pupils pure tone radical stress reader reading Repeat rhetorical pause rhyme Ring rising inflection round Rule Scrooge SEMITONE sentence short shout slide slow movement soft force solemn soul speak SUBVOCALS sweet syllables táct tálent teacher tell thee thou thought thunderstrike tion unaccented unimpassioned utterance vocal voice vowel sounds wave whisper William Cullen Bryant wind WORDS OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
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