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As the principal object of every public speaker must be to obtain the attention of his audience ; so every circumstance which can contribute to this end must be considered important . In the external demeanour nothing will be found so ...
As the principal object of every public speaker must be to obtain the attention of his audience ; so every circumstance which can contribute to this end must be considered important . In the external demeanour nothing will be found so ...
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Li . x ' also the principal gesture , and the right is thrown out from it extended , with fine effect . But oratory is not liable to surprise of this nature ; therefore with respect to it the rule is absolute .
Li . x ' also the principal gesture , and the right is thrown out from it extended , with fine effect . But oratory is not liable to surprise of this nature ; therefore with respect to it the rule is absolute .
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The accompanying gesture either exactly imitates the principal , and the arms are held parallel and equally advanced ; or the imitation is as near as the position of the body will allow , and both point in the same direction ( in the ...
The accompanying gesture either exactly imitates the principal , and the arms are held parallel and equally advanced ; or the imitation is as near as the position of the body will allow , and both point in the same direction ( in the ...
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Contents
Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
Of the VoiceGeneral Precepts | 67 |
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| Title | Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery Landmarks in rhetoric and public address |
| Author | Gilbert Austin |
| Editors | Mary Margaret Robb, Lester Thonssen |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0809302292, 9780809302291 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General |
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