The literary digest . lauded generously andeach one of them had something inter-esting to say about people or thingsback home. Hill, myself and a dozenmore in our group were enjoying a reg-ular neighborhood reunion when theblow fell. We are further honored to have with ustonight, began the chairman and continuedwith a flattering eulogy of the next speaker. I sat Hsten-ing eagerly for thename, hoping it wouldbe some old friendthat I had not yetseen, when he endedup by looking directlyat me, calling me byname and with a waveof his hand indicatingthat I should rise andsay something to myfellow to
The literary digest . lauded generously andeach one of them had something inter-esting to say about people or thingsback home. Hill, myself and a dozenmore in our group were enjoying a reg-ular neighborhood reunion when theblow fell. We are further honored to have with ustonight, began the chairman and continuedwith a flattering eulogy of the next speaker. I sat Hsten-ing eagerly for thename, hoping it wouldbe some old friendthat I had not yetseen, when he endedup by looking directlyat me, calling me byname and with a waveof his hand indicatingthat I should rise andsay something to myfellow townspeople. I was stunned. Ihadnt consideredeven the possibility ofsuch a thing. I hadno idea what to thousand thingsraced through mymind, none of themappropriate. I triedlo think of a story, areminiscence,an anec-dote, anything tocarry the thing offand get back in mychair. I rose slowly,hands in my pockets,and opened m\- mouthto speak, hoping thata kind Providencewould send me wordsto use and thoughtsto FREDERICK HOUK LAW LEARN HOW TO Make a business proposi-tion interesting. Ire^^entplan.; so they will gel at-tention. Give advertis-ing talks. Give salestalks. Talk when makingan application for a posi-tion. Make a public ap-peal. Cultivate fluency inspeech. Enlarge your vo-caijulary. Explain a leader in every con-versation. Avoid express-ing annoyance, irritation,anger, opposition. Bebrief. Cultivate case inspeech. Give demonstration in selling in selling invest-ments. Use the handseffectively in when answering acomplaint. Talk whenasking for a loan. Talkwhen offering an drawling, lisp-ing, stuttering. Cultivatea pleasant voice. Pro-nounce difficult wordscorrectly. I hate to recall what followed. It is sopainful to me that I have made every effortto forget it. Those few minutes are practicallya blank in my mind. Hill, who was sittingnext to me, told me afterwards that he couldnot m
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