The Psychological Development of Expression is four-volume set of texts for practical use by students of the Columbia School of Oratory in Chicago.
Edited by the school's founders, Mary A. Blood and Ida M. Riley the texts were chosen to foster the development of "personal power in public speaking." The founders sought specifically to engage the whole person: intellect, emotions, will, and physique.
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Related Publications
Effective Public Speaking Courses generated by the Department of Public Speaking at Columbia College of Expression.
Evolution of Expression by Charles Wesley Emerson. First published by the Emerson College of Oratory, 1905. Available digitally in three volumes:
Volume I on Project Gutenberg
Volume II on Project Gutenberg
Volume III on GoogleBooks
Psycho Vox, or The Emerson System of Voice Culture by Charles Wesley Emerson. Published by the Emerson College of Oratory, 1903. Available digitally via HathiTrust Digital Library or on Project Gutenberg
Six Lectures by Charles Wesley Emerson. Published by Everett in Boston, 1909. Available digitally via HathiTrust Digital Library
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The Psychological Development of Expression Volume 1
Mary Ann Blood and Ida Morey Riley
Collection of texts for practical use by students of the Columbia School of Oratory in Chicago. Selected by the school's founders, texts were chosen to foster the development of "personal power in public speaking." The founders sought specifically to engage the whole person: intellect, emotions, will, and physique.
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The Psychological Development of Expression Volume 2
Mary Ann Blood and Ida Morey Riley
Collection of texts for practical use by students of the Columbia School of Oratory in Chicago. Selected by the school's founders, texts were chosen to foster the development of "personal power in public speaking." The founders sought specifically to engage the whole person: intellect, emotions, will, and physique.
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The Psychological Development of Expression Volume 3
Mary Ann Blood and Ida Morey Riley
Collection of texts for practical use by students of the Columbia School of Oratory in Chicago. Selected by the school's founders, texts were chosen to foster the development of "personal power in public speaking." The founders sought specifically to engage the whole person: intellect, emotions, will, and physique.
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The Psychological Development of Expression Volume 4
Mary Ann Blood and Ida Morey Riley
Collection of texts for practical use by students of the Columbia School of Oratory in Chicago. Selected by the school's founders, texts were chosen to foster the development of "personal power in public speaking." The founders sought specifically to engage the whole person: intellect, emotions, will, and physique.