Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser (1868– 1935) was a North American author. He was the author of a long list of inspirational books and guides to oratorical success and personal development. Kleiser also worked as an instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale University.[1]
Kleiser was born in 1868 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He married Elizabeth Thompson in 1894. He died on August 27, 1953[2] in New York City.
Works[edit]
- How to Speak in Public (1906)
- Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience (1908)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01: Basil to Calvin (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02: Hooker to South (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 04: L. Beecher to Bushnell (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 05: Guthrie to Mozley (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 06: H.W. Beecher to Punshon (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 07: Hale to Farrar (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 08: Talmage to Knox Little (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 09: Cuyler to Van Dyke (1908, as editor)
- The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10: Drummond to Jowett - General Index (1908, as editor)
- Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases (1917)
- How to Argue and Win (1910)
- Stories that Take (1910)
- Phrases for Public Speakers and Paragraphs for Study (1910, as compiler)
- Christ, the Master Speaker (1910, as compiler)
- Helpful Hints on Writing and Reading (1911, as compiler)
- How to Read and Declaim (1911)
- Miscellaneous Studies in Prose (1911, as compiler)
- Richard Chenevix Trench, The Study of Words (1911, condensed by)
- Models for Study (1911, as compiler)
- Kleiser's Complete Guide to Public Speaking (1915)
- Talks on Talking (1916)
- Inspiration and Ideals. Thoughts for Every Day (1917)
- Successful Methods of Public Speaking (1919)
- Model Speeches for Practise (1920, as compiler)
- The Training of a Public Speaker (1920)
- How to Sell Through Speech (1920)
- Impromptu Speeches: How to Make Them (1920)
- Something to Say: and How to Say It (1920)
- Word Power: How to Develop It (1920)
- How to Build Mental Power
- How to Develop Self-confidence in Speech and Manner
- How to Improve Your Conversation
- How to Develop Power and Personality in Speaking
- Great Speeches and How to Make Them
- Make Your Life Worth Living
- Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric (editor)
- Training for Power and Leadership
- Mail Course in Public Speaking
- Mail Course in Practical English
- Mail Course in Business Success
- George Campbell, The Philosophy of Rhetoric (editor)
- How to Speak Without Notes
- Vital English for Speakers and Writers
- Salesmanship and Advertising
- Daily Steps to Power
- Talks on Efficiency
- Letters that Produce Results
- How to Make and Save Money
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Works by Grenville Kleiser at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Grenville Kleiser at Internet Archive
- Works by Grenville Kleiser at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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