Project Gutenberg 2005-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 Pittenger, William 1840 1904 Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Ted Garvin, William Flis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in..." by William Pittenger is a practical guide on public speaking, likely produced in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the art of creating effective toasts and speeches suitable for various social occasions, including celebrations, weddings, and formal dinners. The book aims to empower novices with strategies for delivering engaging speeches, providing templates and anecdotes for use in both personal and public speaking scenarios. The opening of the book introduces the author's purpose, emphasizing the need for guidance in making enjoyable speeches, particularly for individuals who may feel nervous or inexperienced when called upon to speak in public settings. It explains how the book serves as a manual for crafting toasts and responses, drawing from historical practices and offering practical examples. Pittenger highlights the importance of preparation, confidence, and humor in after-dinner speeches, underscoring that even those who may struggle with public speaking can succeed by following straightforward principles and utilizing the suggested formats and anecdotes shared throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Speeches, addresses, etc. Toasts Anecdotes PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Teaching & Education 240461 240462 2024-10-03T13:24:26.675600 2023-10-04T04:08:36.223799 text/html text/html 241790 2013-05-13T15:05:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 85845 2013-05-13T15:06:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205493 2024-10-03T13:24:35.455517 application/epub+zip 204534 2024-10-03T13:24:30.934569 application/epub+zip 153075 2024-10-03T13:24:29.426565 application/epub+zip 463121 2024-10-03T13:24:38.861530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444201 2024-10-03T13:24:34.422530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205259 2022-09-04T05:59:01.187745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201966 201829 2024-10-03T13:24:25.865598 2023-10-04T04:08:35.705767 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 201500 2013-05-13T15:06:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81474 2013-05-13T15:06:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 201493 2013-05-13T15:06:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81437 2013-05-13T15:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21977 2024-10-03T13:24:38.999506 application/rdf+xml 25686 2024-10-03T13:24:30.009582 image/jpeg 4756 2024-10-03T13:24:29.732552 image/jpeg 195024 2024-10-03T13:24:26.696587 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia