"Impromptu Speeches - How to Make Them" is a 1920 guide to public
speaking by Grenville Kleiser. Self-help books aim to help the reader
with problems, offering them clear and effective guidance on how
obstacles can be passed and solutions found, especially with regard to
common issues and day-to-day life. Such books take their name from the
1859 best-selling "Self-Help" by Samuel Smiles, and are often also
referred to as "self-improvement" books. This particular volume aims to
help the reader with speech-making, especially speaking publicly with no
previous preparation. Contents include: "The Occasional Speech",
"Forensic Speaking", "Argumentative Speaking", and "The Golden Art of
Truth-telling". Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) was a North American
author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational
books, especially those related to oration and self development. He also
worked as a Public Speaking teacher at Yale Divinity School, Yale
University. Other notable works by this author include: "How to Speak in
Public" (1906), "Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience" (1908), and
"Stories that Take" (1910). Many vintage books such as this are becoming
increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are
republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality
edition complete with the original text and artwork.
