The Speaker S Encyclopedia Of Wit Wisdom And Humor

Whenever you need an amusing story to hold attention, drive home a point in speech making to enliven conversation, or to read just for fun, the more than 4,100 peppery, bubbling stories in this volume will satisfy every demand. All are arranged alphabetically under subject. The index and cross-index makes it possible to locate the right story quickly. The range of this volume is far and wide. The stories are about people in all walks of life. All of them are wholesome and clean. And what is more, you will want to remember and retell these stories. Drawn from the vagaries, the foibles, and the peculiarities of human nature, they provide countless chuckles from many different locales. The ENCYCLOPEDIA of WIT, HUMOR and WISDOM is indispensable for public speakers, toastmasters, lawyers, ministers, educators, writers, salesmen, and those who love a good laugh.

Excerpt from Wit and Humor for Public Speakers If, however, stories do not actually illustrate a point, it is better to leave them untold - unless it be on an occasion of gen eral merriment, when there is a round of story-telling simply for the sake of good Cheer. But for the speaker to go out of the way of his theme, for no apparent purpose except to bring 'in jokes, is inexcusable. The friends of an evangelist who was conducting meetings in a cer tain city, made arrangements with officers of the Young Men's Christian Association to have him address a large number of high-school boys in the association building. The idea was com mendable, and the opportunity one that any lover of young man hood might prize. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.