Public Speaking

Public speaking, Irvah Lester Winter argues, has moved beyond the question of whether it belongs in the classroom: the real question is how to teach it. His answer begins with the voice itself—with tone, flexibility, and the shaping of words.

As colleges make speech a regular subject, Winter sets out to unite technical training with the demands of speaking before an audience. He pairs exercises in expression and delivery with speeches by Shakespeare, Lincoln, Burke, and others, ranging from public lectures and courtroom pleas to debates and after-dinner toasts. The challenge is not simply to speak clearly, but to make words carry feeling, force, and meaning in every setting. What must a speaker learn to make a voice do more than merely fill a room?

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