You interact with people every day, whether at work or in social settings. When speaking with them, you want to be focused, clear and concise, and get your point across in a short amount of time. That is all part of public speaking. Whether before a roomful of people, a small group of friends, or one on one with someone, public speaking skills can help make you a more effective communicator. It can also help you speak with more confidence.
Alexander Campbell was born September 12, 1788, in the county of Antrim, Ireland. But though born in Ireland, his ancestors were, on one side, of Scotch origin, and on the other, descended from the Huguenots, in France. A profound reverence for the Word of God, was a marked feature of the character alike of the boy and of the man.
He was not less laborious as a speaker than as a writer. During all these years, he traveled extensively, traversing most of the states of the Union, and visiting Great Britain and Ireland; discoursing everywhere to crowded audiences, on the great themes that occupied his heart, and coming into contact with many of the best minds of the age, from whom, whatever their difference of sentiment, he constantly challenged respect and admiration.
In addition to forty volumes, Mr. Campbell published several other works.
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