Principles of Public Speaking: Comprising the Techniques of Articulation, Phrasing, Emphasis; the Cure of Vocal Defects; the Elements of Gesture ... with Many Exercises, Forms, and Practice SelectionsG. P. Putnam's sons, 1899 - 465 pages |
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... Correct Position - Hold- ing the Book - Facing the Audience - Reading in the Family - In Public - Dramatic Reading - Speeches and Lectures - Management of Manuscript — Statistical Re- ports - Sermons - The Bible - The Ritual - Hymns and ...
... Correct Position - Hold- ing the Book - Facing the Audience - Reading in the Family - In Public - Dramatic Reading - Speeches and Lectures - Management of Manuscript — Statistical Re- ports - Sermons - The Bible - The Ritual - Hymns and ...
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... correct management of the breath . Not only does the working of the bellows affect the quality of tone , but it may re- sult in damage to the apparatus if it is not properly done . Many a good voice has been spoiled by false methods of ...
... correct management of the breath . Not only does the working of the bellows affect the quality of tone , but it may re- sult in damage to the apparatus if it is not properly done . Many a good voice has been spoiled by false methods of ...
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... correct breathing . The organs which perform the work of filling and exhausting the lungs by this mode of respiration are the midriff and abdominal muscles . It is Breathing . the natural way to breathe , and hence best suited to the ...
... correct breathing . The organs which perform the work of filling and exhausting the lungs by this mode of respiration are the midriff and abdominal muscles . It is Breathing . the natural way to breathe , and hence best suited to the ...
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... correct inspiration is an increase of the size of the abdomen and Breathing . of the lower part of the chest ; whoever draws in the abdomen and raises the upper part of the chest breathes wrongly . " Breathing Exercises . Breathing ...
... correct inspiration is an increase of the size of the abdomen and Breathing . of the lower part of the chest ; whoever draws in the abdomen and raises the upper part of the chest breathes wrongly . " Breathing Exercises . Breathing ...
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... correct any false habit of respiration which may have been formed . Closely related to the foregoing is an exercise intended to economize breath in vocal utterance . Take the same position as before , and Effusive inhale in exactly the ...
... correct any false habit of respiration which may have been formed . Closely related to the foregoing is an exercise intended to economize breath in vocal utterance . Take the same position as before , and Effusive inhale in exactly the ...
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