GLADSTONE ON THE ART OF SPEAKING.
"Late in life," says Mr. Morley, ''Mi Gladstone proffered to a correspondent a set of suggestions on the art of speaking. 1. Study plainness of language, alway* preferring the simpler word. 2. Shortness, of sentences. 3. Distinctness of articu* lation. 4. Test and question your own arguments beforehand, not' waiting fol critic or opponent, 6. Seek a thorough digestion of, and familiarity with, youi subject, and rely mainly on tlwse to prompt the proper word*. 6. Remember that, if you ore to sway an audience, you mu»t, bewdea thinking out your matter, watch them all along. He once had. ft lesMin from Sir Robert Peel., Mr,, Gladstone, being about to reply ia d*» bate, turned to his chief and said, 'Shalt Ibe fchort and concise?' 'No,' waa the answer, 'be long end diffuse. It is allimportant in the House of Commons to state your ease in many, different way*, so aa to produce an affect ott men. of tawf ways of thinking.'"
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11751, 27 November 1903, Page 4
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