Excerpt from Oral English and Public Speaking Oratory is that branch of public speaking wherein persuasion is effected through an appeal to the emo tions of the hearers. Extempore Speaking, or oral composition, is that kind of public speaking wherein the speaker forms the language for the expression of his thought at the moment of its delivery. In extempore speaking the thought is outlined in advance, while impromptu speaking means no special advanced preparation either of language or of thought. Argumentation is the process of trying to prove a given proposition as true or false. Argumentation may be oral or written. Debate is oral argumentation under conditions such that an opponent is present and waiting to reply. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.