Project Gutenberg 2014-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 315 Kleiser, Grenville 1868 1953 08009509 Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience A Collection of Short Selections, Stories and Sketches for All Occasions Produced by Chris Curnow, Robert Morse, Anna Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience" by Grenville Kleiser is a collection of short selections, stories, and sketches that provides practical advice for entertaining and engaging an audience, written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a guide for speakers, elocutionists, and entertainers, offering insights into voice modulation, gesture, and storytelling techniques that can captivate listeners in various situations. The opening of the book sets the tone by explaining the author's extensive experience with public speaking and the desire to provide useful material for holding an audience's attention. Kleiser emphasizes the importance of preparation, effective voice use, and the power of story to make a memorable impact. He suggests that recitation of prose and poetry, combined with proper delivery techniques, can enhance public speaking skills and is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their abilities on stage or in social settings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor Humorous recitations Comedy sketches PN Text Category: Humour Category: How To ... 785643 2025-07-19T05:24:21.278573 text/html 776759 2024-10-24T11:48:03 text/html 411016 2025-07-19T05:24:47.722477 application/epub+zip 417164 2025-07-19T05:24:29.411525 application/epub+zip 329863 2025-07-19T05:24:25.369532 application/epub+zip 636368 2025-07-19T05:24:55.047474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632323 2025-07-19T05:24:40.849513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581225 2022-09-21T12:26:53.478254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559937 2025-07-19T05:24:18.147600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540110 2024-10-24T11:48:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17027 2025-07-19T05:24:55.212388 application/rdf+xml 15146 2025-07-19T05:24:25.572558 image/jpeg 2608 2025-07-19T05:24:25.474530 image/jpeg 390666 2025-07-19T05:24:21.340571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia