"Public speaking" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... hearing. Accordingly he placed himself in the most remote part of the gallery, and begged the carpenter who had built the house to speak up from the stage. The man at first said that he was unaccustomed to public speaking, and did not know what to say to his honour; but the good-natured knight called out to him to say whatever was uppermost; and, after a moment, the carpenter began, in a voice perfectly audible: "Sir Richard Steele!" he said, "for three months past me and my men has been a-working ...
— Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges • William Makepeace Thackeray
... counsel on the art of public speaking; with many illustrative examples showing the style and method of famous orators. New York and London: Harper & brothers, 1912. iv p., 31., ...
— Edison's Conquest of Mars • Garrett Putnam Serviss
... 'motion towards'—the original Latin sense. Hence the preposition 'to.'—/market-place/. Here, and elsewhere in the play, 'the market-place' is the Forum, and the rostra provided there for the purposes of public speaking Shakespeare calls 'pulpits.' In this, as in so much else, he ...
— The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar • William Shakespeare
... object, they had established a club entitled the New Salem Literary Society. Before this association, the studious Lincoln was invited to speak. Mr. R.B. Rutledge, the brother of Anne Rutledge, says of the event: "About the year 1832 or 1833, Mr. Lincoln made his first effort at public speaking. A debating club, of which James Rutledge was president, was organized and held regular meetings. As Lincoln arose to speak, his tall form towered above the little assembly. Both hands were thrust down deep in the pockets of his pantaloons. A perceptible ...
— The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln • Francis Fisher Browne
... British tyranny, one of the most active patriots, and the first signer of the declaration of Independence. He was of fine, dignified presence, six feet in height, with a very handsome face and gracious manners. In public speaking he was eloquent, graceful and accomplished, and plainly formed by nature to act a brilliant part in the affairs of his time. According to the customs of that period with men of fortune, his apparel was very elaborate and costly, of velvet and ...
— Annals and Reminiscences of Jamaica Plain • Harriet Manning Whitcomb
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