PUBLIC SPEAKING
A course in public speaking is a most desirable training for the professional or commercial man. It will give him training to address a public meeting, but it will also greatly improve his conversational powers. It will make him careful in the selection of his words, their pronunciation and exact meaning; it will extend his vocabulary and give more power and intonation to his voice. It will also train his mind to quick thinking and to select without hesitation just such words as are best adapted to express his thoughts. Few people can speak out their ideas in a clear, concise manner, and fewer yet can ask a good, direct question that goes to the very heart of an issue. And yet, this ability to frame a concise question at the right moment is one of the most desirable attainments for a person that has much intercourse with his fellow men.