Primer of Elocution and ActionE.S. Werner, 1896 - 244 páginas |
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... natural position ; do not draw up the body so that the hip is straight above the foot . The SHOULDERS will incline slightly to the left , just sufficiently to balance the outward position of the hip . If the shoulders are kept exactly ...
... natural position ; do not draw up the body so that the hip is straight above the foot . The SHOULDERS will incline slightly to the left , just sufficiently to balance the outward position of the hip . If the shoulders are kept exactly ...
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... natural , the left knee will fall slightly inward . Practise this position with the weight upon the left foot also . You should be able to stand equally well on either foot . In the description of an exercise we usually speak of the ...
... natural , the left knee will fall slightly inward . Practise this position with the weight upon the left foot also . You should be able to stand equally well on either foot . In the description of an exercise we usually speak of the ...
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... natural delivery . I have heard eminent readers who had not mastered that means of expression . Pause has a vastly broader field than the mere separation of ideas . Notice how frequently we hesitate in conversation , always thinking the ...
... natural delivery . I have heard eminent readers who had not mastered that means of expression . Pause has a vastly broader field than the mere separation of ideas . Notice how frequently we hesitate in conversation , always thinking the ...
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... natural , because this drill made them natural to me . The only method of acquiring effect- ive elocution is by practice , of not less than an hour a day , until the student has his voice and himself thoroughly subdued and trained to ...
... natural , because this drill made them natural to me . The only method of acquiring effect- ive elocution is by practice , of not less than an hour a day , until the student has his voice and himself thoroughly subdued and trained to ...
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... natural and gentle . The lungs should not collapse like a bursted bag , but the air must pass out quietly as it entered . Until we have gained control of the breath , all exercises should be practised very slowly . After a time ...
... natural and gentle . The lungs should not collapse like a bursted bag , but the air must pass out quietly as it entered . Until we have gained control of the breath , all exercises should be practised very slowly . After a time ...
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Termos e frases comuns
2D CIT ab normal action Alexander Ypsilanti art thou attitude audience bearing Bell body bởi breath brow called chest chirp circumflex climax clustered spires consonants Cricket downward emotion emphasis emphatic word EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE EXERCISE expression falling inflection feel feet fingers forearm free foot front gestures give glory hand hath head hear heard heaven indicate instance Jean Ingelow Julius Cæsar keep Kettle larynx LESSON lips look Lord lung exercise lungs MARULLUS meaning melody mind Moss Rose mouth movement muscles natural NEPH never o'er object palm pantomime Paul Revere pause phrase pitch Practise pupils relaxed rise sentence Shakespeare shoulders side slowly sound speak speaker Speaker's Position speech stand star-spangled banner strong syllable teacher thee things thistles thou tion tone tongue vocal voice vowel vowel-sounds weakness weight Wendell Phillips
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