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FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

NEW YORK AND LONDON

DECLAIM

By

GRENVILLE KLEISER

Formerly Instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale
University; author of "How to Speak in Public," "Humorous
Hits and How to Hold an Audience," "How to Develop

Power and Personality in Speaking," "How to

Argue and Win," "How to De

velop Self-confidence in Speech
and Manner," etc.

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

NEW YORK AND LONDON

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PREFACE

A course of instruction in reading and declamation should have as its prime object the cultivation of taste and refinement in the student. The mechanical aspects will serve to develop a graceful carriage, correct standing and sitting positions, proper management of the breath, accurate enunciation and pronunciation, and the essential qualities of a good speaking voice. The mental aspects will give the student ample practise in intelligent and sympathetic reading and recitation, both of prose and poetry.

As Professor Edwin Dowden, in his suggestive volume "New Studies in Literature," well says: "The reading which we should desire to cultivate is intelligent reading, that is, it should express the meaning of each passage clearly; sympathetic reading, that is, it should convey the feeling delicately; musical reading, that is, it should move in accord with the melody and harmony of what is read, be it in verse or prose.' "The lessons of this book will afford such training in reading, and the various extracts have been carefully selected with a further view to developing in the student mental alertness, poise, and self-confidence.

The foundation of all good speaking is to be found in naturalness and simplicity. The teacher of reading and declamation can not too strongly insist upon securing these

fundamental qualities in all the lessons of the course. It will be observed that, unlike most manuals of reading, this book contains few technical terms. Arbitrary systems of elocution have not met all the requirements of the teacher, and it is confidently believed, therefore, that distinctly better results will be achieved by the suggestive method presented here. The teacher will best know what length of time to devote to each lesson. The portion assigned to Expression, should, however, receive principal considera

tion.

It is recommended that the following points be specially emphasized:

1. First get the thought of a passage by silent reading. 2. Express both the thought and the feeling.

3. Make the reading interesting to your listeners.

New York City,

GRENVILLE KLEISER.

September, 1911.

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