The Spoken Word
A Manual of Story-Telling and Public Speaking, Including Debating (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Spoken Word: A Manual of Story-Telling and Public Speaking, Including Debating<br><br>This book was written at the suggestion of Mr. Oscar Kirkham, Field-secretary of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. It was read in manuscript by Mr. Edward H. Anderson, for the Young Men's, and by Miss Clarissa Beesley, for the Young Ladies' organization, to whom I express my appreciation for their approval.<br><br>In writing the book, therefore, I had in mind primarily the contests in the Improvement Associations in story-telling, public speaking, and debating. But I have tried to make the work of wider general service. Hence I have had in mind, secondly, the young missionary who has to speak in public and the religious teacher who is required to tell stories to her class in the Sunday School, the Primary Association, or the Religion Class. To these, I hope, "The Spoken Word" may be of some little value.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.