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1、TheArtofPublicSpeakingCHAPTER03——FEELINGANDENTHUSIASMNewWords&QuestionsPart2QUESTIONSANDEXERCISESItisonethingtoconvincethewould-bespeakerthatheoughttoputfeelingintohisspeeches;oftenitisquiteanotherthingforhimtodoit.Theaveragespeakerisafraidtolethimselfgo,a
2、ndcontinuallysuppresseshisemotions.Whenyouputenoughfeelingintoyourspeechestheywillsoundoverdonetoyou,unlessyouareanexperiencedspeaker.Theywillsoundtoostrong,ifyouarenotusedtoenlargingforplatformorstage,forthedelineationoftheemotionsmustbeenlargedforpublicd
3、elivery.1.Studythefollowingspeech,goingbackinyourimaginationtothetimeandcircumstancesthatbroughtitforth.Makeitnotamemorizedhistoricaldocument,butfeeltheemotionsthatgaveitbirth.Thespeechisonlyaneffect;liveoverinyourownheartthecausesthatproduceditandtrytodel
4、iveritatwhiteheat.Itisnotpossibleforyoutoputtoomuchrealfeelingintoit,thoughofcourseitwouldbequiteeasytorantandfillitwithfalseemotion.Thisspeech,accordingtoThomasJefferson,startedtheballoftheRevolutionrolling.Menwerethenwillingtogooutanddieforliberty.PATRIC
5、KHENRY'SSPEECHBEFORETHEVIRGINIACONVENTIONOFDELEGATESMr.President,itisnaturaltomantoindulgeintheillusionsofhope.Weareapttoshutoureyesagainstapainfultruth,andlistentothesongofthatsiren,tillshetransformsustobeasts.Isthisthepartofwisemen,engagedinagreatandardu
6、ousstruggleforliberty?Arewedisposedtobeofthenumberofthosewho,havingeyes,seenot,andhavingears,hearnot,thethingswhichsonearlyconcernourtemporalsalvation?Formypart,whateveranguishofspirititmaycost,Iamwillingtoknowthewholetruth;toknowtheworst,andtoprovideforit
7、.Ihavebutonelampbywhichmyfeetareguided;andthatisthelampofexperience.Iknowofnowayofjudgingofthefuturebutbythepast.Andjudgingbythepast,IwishtoknowwhattherehasbeenintheconductoftheBritishMinistryforthelasttenyearstojustifythosehopeswithwhichgentlemenhavebeenp
8、leasedtosolacethemselvesandtheHouse?Isitthatinsidioussmilewithwhichourpetitionhasbeenlatelyreceived?Trustitnot,sir;itwillproveasnaretoyourfeet.Suffernotyourselvestobe"betrayedwithakiss"!Askyourselves,howthisg
