ABSTRACT

First published in 1933, The Psychology of Effective Speaking studies voice as an expression of personality. This book also criticises the education of its time, but not always destructively. It asks why, since people speak, they should not speak better. It suggests that if democracy is to succeed, rapid increase in the effectiveness of vocal communication is urgently necessary, and that this improvement begin in the lower classes of the schools. This book will be of interest to students of rhetoric, communication and psychology.

chapter Chapter I|13 pages

The Psychological Problems of Speaking

chapter Chapter II|20 pages

Speaking as an Expression of Personality

chapter Chapter III|10 pages

Art-Forms in Speaking

chapter Chapter IV|14 pages

Dare We Criticize Speaking?

chapter Chapter V|20 pages

Criteria of Effective Speaking

chapter Chapter VI|8 pages

“Getting the Message Over”

chapter Chapter VII|6 pages

Standard English

chapter Chapter VIII|21 pages

Effective Speaking in the Schools

chapter Chapter IX|12 pages

Debates and Discussions

chapter Chapter X|23 pages

Lectures, Lecturers and Lecturing

chapter Chapter XI|22 pages

On Humour in Public Speaking

chapter Chapter XII|21 pages

Speaking and Clothing

chapter Chapter XIII|12 pages

Spoken Style and Written Style

chapter Chapter XIV|14 pages

The Beauty of Voices

chapter Chapter XV|6 pages

Mr. A. J. Alan

chapter Chapter XVI|5 pages

A Novelist's Views on Speaking