Speaking Articles
13. Breathing: The Key To Speaking
Correct management of the breath is of first importance to the student of elocution, and for all those wishing to speak publicly. These breathing and relaxation exercises will undoubtedly give you the edge for improving your public speaking!
14. How to Tell a Story Well
The tempo of storytelling should usually be faster than the normal speed of conversational delivery. Listeners like to feel the story is progressing. Action must take place. You can emphasize this feeling of progress by telling the story briskly.
15. Experience in Speaking Well
My first contact with the talk of the world outside my home was with the boys in a rural school. It was not pleasant. All the boys were too bashful to talk with the girls. And even among the boys, the younger and possibly also the nicer boys were usually too bashful to participate in the general talk sessions.
16. Contributing Good Information To Conversation
If we are well-informed, then the goal in conversation is to select subjects in which all those taking part have an interest. When two people meet, the overlapping of their experiences produces subjects for conversation. Mutual experiences develop interest.
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