Public speaking -- Early works to 1800

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• Public speaking
• Early works to 1800

• The principles of eloquence : adapted to the pulpit and the bar / by the Abbé Maury ; translated from the French, with additional notes, by John Neal Lake. (London : Printed for T. Cadell ... and C. Dilly, 1793), by Jean Siffrein Maury (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The Art of Public Speaking (Springfield, MA: Home Correspondence School, c1915), by J. Berg Esenwein and Dale Carnegie (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• How to Attract and Hold an Audience: A Practical Treatise on the Nature, Preparation, and Delivery of Public Discourse (New York: Hinds, Hayden and Eldredge, c1902), by J. Berg Esenwein (page images at HathiTrust)
• Making a Wedding Speech, by John Bowden (HTML with commentary at HowTo)
• Making the Bridegroom's Speech, by John Bowden (HTML with commentary at HowTo)
• Making the Father of the Bride's Speech, by John Bowden (HTML with commentary at HowTo)
• Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs for Study (1910), ed. by Grenville Kleiser (Gutenberg text)
• Presenting With Power, by Shay McConnon (HTML with commentary at HowTo)
• Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (derived from Creative Commons licensed edition published by Flat World Knowledge, ca. 2011), by Jason S. Wrench, Anne Goding, Danette Ifert Johnson, and Bernardo A. Attias (PDF at saylor.org)
• The psychology of the aggregate mind of an audience, by Gideon H. Diall. (Terre Haute, Ind., The Inland Publishing Company, 1897), by Gideon H. Diall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die technik des sprechens begründet auf der naturgemüssen bildung unserer sprachlaute. Ein handbuch für stimm-gesunde und -kranke von Karl Hermann. (Leipzig, Frankfurt, Kesselringsche hofbuchhandlung, 1902), by Karl Hermann (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Socialized oral English programs (Boston, Mass., Expression company, 1928), by Newton Baker Hammond (page images at HathiTrust)
• Les trois dictions [par] Georges Berr et René Delbost. (Paris, Éditions de la Revue bleue et de la Revue scientifique, [1903]), by Georges Berr (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• An essay upon the action of an orator, or, his pronunciation and gesture; being the metrical version of an old English prose translation from the French of Simon Foucher of Dijon, who died at Paris, 1696. (Altrincham, 1848), by Francis Orton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Speech, how to use it effectively, by Xanthes, annotated by B. Dangennes [pseud.] (New York [etc.] : Funk & Wagnalls company, 1916), by Mme Blanchard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public speaking and debate : a manual for advocates and agitators / by George Jacob Holyoake. (Boston : Ginn and Company, 1897), by George Jacob Holyoake (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extemporaneous oratory for professional and amateur speakers. (New York, Eaton & Mains, 1898), by J. M. Buckley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Extempore speaking, for school and college, by Edwin Du Bois Shurter. (Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & company, [c1908]), by Edwin Du Bois Shurter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Yūbenjutsu seishū / Ashikawa Tadao cho. (Tōkyō : Dai Nihon Yūbenkai, Taishō 4 [1915]), by Tadao Ashikawa (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Public speaking and debate, by George Jacob Holyoake ... (London : T.F. Unwin, [1895?]), by George Jacob Holyoake (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Public speaking and debate : With an essay on sacred eloquence by Henry Rogers. Revised with introd. and notes by L.D. Barrows / by G. J. Holyoake. (New York : Carlton & Porter, 1863), by George Jacob Holyoake (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to speak, designed as a textbook for the business man and woman, by Edwin Gordon Lawrence. (Chicago, A.C. McClurg & co., 1918), by Edwin Gordon Lawrence (page images at HathiTrust)
• The American orator's own book; or, The art of extemporaneous public speaking, including a course of discipline for obtaining the faculties of discrimination, arrangement and oral discussion; with a debate, as an exercise in argumentative declamation; and numerous selections for practice. (Philadelphia, J. Kay, 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Greening's popular reciter and the art of elocution and public speaking : being simple explanations of the various branches of elocution : together with lessons for self-instruction / by Ross Ferguson ; with an introduction by George Alexander. (London : Greening & Co., 1904), by Ross Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Public speaking : instructorś manual / founded by Dale Carnagey. (New York : Association Press, c1920) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Referenten-Führer; ein Anleitung zum Erwerb des für die sozial-demokratische Agitationstätigkeit nötigen Wissens and Könnens. (Berlin, Vorwärts, 1911), by Eduard David (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Direct communication, written and spoken [by] Robert Gorham Davis, F. G. Fassett, jr., William C. Greene, Frederick C. Packard, jr. [and] Mark Schorer. (Boston : D. C. Heath and company, [1943]), by Robert Gorham Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Joining in public discussion; a study of effective speechmaking for members of labor unions, conferences, forums, and other discussion groups, by Alfred Dwight Sheffield. (New York, George H. Doran company, [c1922]), by Alfred Dwight Sheffield (page images at HathiTrust)
• Everyday public speaking ... (New York : Ronald Press, [c1927]), by Harry James Burtis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical public speaking; a text-book for colleges and secondary schools, by S. H. Clark and F. M. Blanchard ... (New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1903), by S. H. Clark (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public speaking : a treatise on delivery : with selections for declaiming / by Edwin Dubois Shurter. (Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1903), by Edwin Du Bois Shurter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Conditions of success in public life : an address delivered in Sanders Theatre before the students of Harvard University, Honor Day, Nov. 21, 1900 / by George F. Hoar. (New York : T.Y. Crowell, c1901), by George Frisbie Hoar (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essentials of public speaking / by Warren C. Du Bois. (New York : C. F. Meyer, 1921), by Warren Coutant Du Bois (page images at HathiTrust)
• The citizen speaks; speech communication for adults. (Belmont, Calif., Wadsworth Pub. Co., [1962]), by Frank E. X. Dance (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical speaking : as taught in Yale College / by E.D. North. (New Haven : T.H. Pease, 1846), by Erasmus Darwin North (page images at HathiTrust)
• A manual of the philosophy of voice and speech, especially in relation to the English language and the art of public speaking / by James Hunt. (London : Longman, Brown, Green, 1859), by James Hunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essai sur la déclamation oratoire et dramatique, la diction et la prononciation. Suivi d'une nouvelle méthode curative du bégaiement et de tous les vices de la parole. (Paris, Hachette, 1837), by Joseph Cresp (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to write a speech. (New York : McGraw-Hill, [1951]), by Edward J. Hegarty (page images at HathiTrust)
• The American orator : comprising a collection, principally from American authors, of the most admired specimens of congressional, forensic, pulpit and popular eloquence, with dialogues and poetical extracts, adapted to public recitation : and an introduction, embracing the principle rules relating to delivery and action / by Joshua P. Slack. (Trenton, N.J. : Published and sold by Daniel Fenton, Thomas T. Stiles, printer, 1815), by Joshua P. Slack (page images at HathiTrust)
• Speech-making, by James A. Winans. ([Hanover, N.H.] The author, c1933-), by James Albert Winans (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public speaking for high schools / by Dwight Everett Watkins. (New York : American Book Co., c1913), by Dwight Everett Watkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essentials of public speaking, (New York, Prentice-Hall, inc., 1926), by Warren Coutant Du Bois (page images at HathiTrust)
• Successful communication in science and industry: writing,reading,and speaking, (New York : McGraw-Hill, 1961), by Robert L. Zetler (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Columbian orator: containing a variety of original and selected pieces; together with rules, calculated to improve youth and others in the ornamental and useful art of eloquence / by Caleb Bingham ... (Troy : Printed and sold by Parker & Bliss at the Troy Bookstore, 1811), by Caleb Bingham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ethics of rhetoric. (Chicago : H. Regnery Co., 1953), by Richard M. Weaver (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ease in speech (Boston, D.C. Heath and company, [1943]), by Margaret Painter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Public speaking for Future Farmers, (Danville, Ill., Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1936), by Lyman Spicer V. Judson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Communicator's sourcebook : tips and tools for speeches, interviews, and press conferences. (Washington, DC : U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Public Affairs : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1988?]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fire service leadership/communications : speech communications. ([Emmitsburg, Md.?] : National Fire Academy, Federal Emergency Management Agency, [1983-) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effective presentations. ([Fort Belvoir, Va.?] : US Army Corp of Engineers, [1990]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Speakers'guide. (Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1955), by United States Air Force (page images at HathiTrust)
• The American orator, or, Elegant extracts in prose and poetry : comprehending a diversity of oratorical specimens, of the eloquence of popular assemblies, of the bar, of the pulpit, &c. Principally intended for the use of schools and academies. To which are prefixed a dissertation on oratorical delivery and the outlines of gesture / by Increase Cooke. (New Haven (Conn.) : Sidney's Press, for John Babcock & Son, New-Haven, and S. & W.R. Babcock, Charleston, S.C., 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Putnam's ready speech-maker; what to say and how to say it, by Edwin Hamlin Carr. (New York [etc.] : A.L. Burt Company, [c1922]), by Edwin Hamlin Carr (page images at HathiTrust)
• How to become a successful speaker; a brief, practical text for anyone wishing to improve his speaking effectiveness in groups, social relations and business, aimed at adults, management and executive personnel, supervisors, salesmen, and the youth of today who are preparing to take their place in the business world. With a foreword by Louis W. Lerda. (New London, Conn., Bureau of Business Practice, [c1950]), by Harold P. Zelko (page images at HathiTrust)
• Patriotic illustrations for public speakers, (Cincinnati, The Standard publishing company, [c1919]), by William Herbert Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The citizen speaks; (Belmont, Calif., Wadsworth Pub. Co., [1962]), by Frank E. X. Dance (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Quarterly journal of speech education. (Madison, Wis. [etc.], 1918-1927) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Public speaking notebook ... (Ann Arbor, Mich., : Edwards brothers, 1927), by Lionel Crocker (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes on public speaking / by John H. Frizzell. (State College, Pa., 1905), by John Henry Frizzell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• How to speak effectively without notes / [by] Robert E. Speer. ([Philadelphia : The Sunday school times company, c1909]), by Robert E. Speer (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Teaching speech, (Minneapolis, Burgess Pub. Co., c1948), by Pearl Marie Heffron (page images at HathiTrust)

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