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[Title]
HOW TO MASTER
The SPOKEN WORD
 
 Designed as a Self-Instructor for all who
would Excel in the Art of Public Speaking
 
By EDWIN GORDON LAWRENCE
 
author of “the power ofspeech,” “speech
making,” “the lawrence readerand speaker”
 
(A. C. McClurg & Co. logo)
 
A. C. McCLURG & COMPANY
CHICAGO, NINETEEN THIRTEEN
 
 
[Verso]Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1913
Published March, 1913
 
W. F. HALL PRINTING COMPANY,CHICAGO
 
 
[Dedication]To
WILLIAM EDWIN HALL
As a mark of appreciation and affection
I dedicate this book
                                          “Give me that man
That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him
In my heart’s care, ay, in my heart of heart,
As I do thee”
 
 
[p. i]
PREFACE
This work aims to show how to breathe correctly,produce voice properly, put the meaning intowords by aid of inflection, emphasis, and the tones of thevoice; how to improve the memory, acquire fluency ofspeech, control an audience, construct speeches, and inevery way become competent to think on one’s feet andexpress thought vocally in an entertaining, convincing,and moving manner. It is intended as a text-book toaid in making students proficient in the art of vocal expression.It aims to cover the field exhaustively, dealingin a comprehensive manner with all subjects pertainingto the construction and the delivery of speeches.
There are so many books treating of the subject oforatory that there would appear scant room for another,but as they all treat mainly of the way to speak, andonly give general instructions as to how to speak, thereis, in the author’s opinion, a wide field for a book thatexplicitly shows not only what a person shouldemploy in order to become a ready and effective speakerbut also gives specific instructions as the employmentof those means.
This book is intended to take the place of the livingteacher wherever the services of a thoroughly competent[p. ii]one cannot be secured, or where the student desires towork in the privacy of his own room, and the aim of theauthor is to make it more practical and of greater valuethan any of the so-called “Personal CorrespondenceCourses” now being exploited, and for which exorbitantfees are charged. It may, however, be used to equaladvantage by the teacher in the class room as a text-book.
No vague instructions such as, “speak in a clear ringingvoice,” “use expressive language,” “mean what yousay,” etc., will be given; but in their place will be founddirections as to how to gain a good voice, how to acquirethe power of explaining by the tones of the voice themeaning of the spoken words, how to secure a deliverythat will carry conviction to the l                        
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