| PAGE |
| PREFACE | [5] |
| INTRODUCTION | [11] |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT | [15] |
| | Method of Study of Elocution | [15] |
| PART I. |
| PHYSICAL GYMNASTICS | [17] |
| Attitude | [17] |
| | Standing Position | [17] |
| Speaker's Position | [18] |
| Sitting Position | [18] |
| Changing Position | [18] |
| Poise of Body | [18] |
| Rising on Toes | [19] |
| Holding the Book | [19] |
| Note on Attitude | [19] |
| Chest Expansion | [19] |
| Active and Passive Chest | [19] |
| Arms at Side | [19] |
| Fore-arm Vertical | [20] |
| Full-arm Percussion | [20] |
| Hand Percussion | [20] |
| Body Movements | [21] |
| Bend Forward and Back | [21] |
| Bend Right and Left | [21] |
| Turn Right and Left | [21] |
| Neck Movements | [21] |
| Bend Forward and Back | [21] |
| Bend Right and Left | [21] |
| Turn Right and Left | [21] |
| Note on Physical Gymnastics | [21] |
|
| PART II. |
| VOCAL GYMNASTICS | [22] |
| Breathing | [22] |
| Abdominal | [22] |
| Costal | [23] |
| Dorsal | [23] |
| Puffing Breath | [23] |
| Puffing Breath, with pause | [23] |
| Puffing Breath, breathe between | [23] |
| Holding the Breath | [24] |
| Tone | [24] |
| Glottis Stroke | [24] |
| Soft Tones | [25] |
| Swelling Tones | [25] |
| Pitch | [25] |
| Learn Scale | [26] |
| Chant Sentences | [26] |
| Read Sentences | [26] |
| Inflection | [26] |
| Major Falling | [26] |
| Major Rising | [27] |
| Major Rising and Falling | [27] |
| Minor Rising and Falling | [27] |
| Circumflex | [27] |
| Monotone | [27] |
| Quality | [28] |
| Whisper | [28] |
| Aspirated | [28] |
| Pure | [28] |
| Orotund | [28] |
| Force | [29] |
| Gentle | [29] |
| Moderate | [29] |
| Loud | [29] |
| Stress | [29] |
| Radical | [29] |
| Median | [29] |
| Terminal | [30] |
| Thorough | [30] |
| Compound | [30] |
| Tremolo | [30] |
| Movement | [30] |
| Quick | [30] |
| Moderate | [30] |
| Slow | [31] |
| Articulation | [31] |
| Elementary Sounds | [31] |
| Vowels | [31] |
| Consonants | [32] |
| Summary of Physical and Vocal Gymnastics | [33] |
|
| PART III. |
| ELOCUTION | [36] |
| Pleasant Quality | [36] |
| Articulation | [38] |
| Syllables | [38] |
| Words | [38] |
| Accent | [38] |
| Phrases | [39] |
| Emphasis | [39] |
| Sentences | [39] |
| Fulness and Power | [42] |
| Inflection | [44] |
| Major Rising | [45] |
| Major Falling | [45] |
| Minor Rising | [46] |
| Minor Falling | [47] |
| Circumflex | [47] |
| Monotone | [48] |
| Pitch | [49] |
| High | [49] |
| Middle | [50] |
| Low | [51] |
| Very Low | [52] |
| Quality | [52] |
| Whisper | [53] |
| Aspirate | [53] |
| Pure Tone | [54] |
| Orotund | [55] |
| Movement | [56] |
| Quick | [56] |
| Moderate | [57] |
| Slow | [58] |
| Very Slow | [58] |
| Force | [59] |
| Gentle | [59] |
| Moderate | [60] |
| Loud | [61] |
| Very Loud | [61] |
| Stress | [62] |
| Radical | [63] |
| Median | [63] |
| Terminal | [64] |
| Thorough | [65] |
| Compound | [65] |
| Tremolo | [66] |
| Transition | [66] |
| Modulation | [70] |
| Style | [77] |
| Conversational | [78] |
| Narrative | [79] |
| Descriptive | [79] |
| Didactic | [80] |
| Public Address | [81] |
| Declamatory | [82] |
| Dramatic | [83] |
|
| PART IV. |
| HINTS ON ELOCUTION | [85] |
| Defects of Speech | [93] |