F. ARTHUR METCALF

FELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND

Table of Contents

[THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST—A FOREWORD]
[CHAPTER I—ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE]
[CHAPTER II—THE SIN OF MONOTONY]
[CHAPTER III—EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION]
[CHAPTER IV—EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH]
[CHAPTER V—EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE]
[CHAPTER VI—PAUSE AND POWER]
[CHAPTER VII—EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION]
[CHAPTER VIII—CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY]
[CHAPTER IX—FORCE]
[CHAPTER X—FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM]
[CHAPTER XI—FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION]
[CHAPTER XII—THE VOICE]
[CHAPTER XIII—VOICE CHARM]
[CHAPTER XIV—DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE]
[CHAPTER XV—THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE]
[CHAPTER XVI—METHODS OF DELIVERY]
[CHAPTER XVII—THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER]
[CHAPTER XVIII—SUBJECT AND PREPARATION]
[CHAPTER XIX—INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION]
[CHAPTER XX—INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION]
[CHAPTER XXI—INFLUENCING BY NARRATION]
[CHAPTER XXII—INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION]
[CHAPTER XXIII—INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT]
[CHAPTER XXIV—INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION]
[CHAPTER XXV—INFLUENCING THE CROWD]
[CHAPTER XXVI—RIDING THE WINGED HORSE]
[CHAPTER XXVII—GROWING A VOCABULARY]
[CHAPTER XXVIII—MEMORY TRAINING]
[CHAPTER XXIX—RIGHT THINKING AND PERSONALITY]
[CHAPTER XXX—AFTER-DINNER AND OTHER OCCASIONAL SPEAKING]
[CHAPTER XXXI—MAKING CONVERSATION EFFECTIVE]
[APPENDIX A—FIFTY QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE]
[APPENDIX B—THIRTY THEMES FOR SPEECHES, WITH SOURCE-REFERENCES]
[APPENDIX C—SUGGESTIVE SUBJECTS FOR SPEECHES; HINTS FOR TREATMENT]
[APPENDIX D—SPEECHES FOR STUDY AND PRACTISE]
[GENERAL INDEX]

THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST