4. Closely observe your conversation and that of others, to detect
faults and to improve your speaking-style.

5. Vary your voice to suit the variety of your thought. A well-modulated
voice demands appropriate changes of pitch, force, perspective, and
feeling.

6. Avoid loud talking.

7. Take care of the consonants and the vowels will take care of
themselves.

8. Cultivate the music of the conversational tones.

9. Favor the low pitches of your voice.

10. Remember that the purpose of conscious practise and observation in
the matter of conversation is to lead ultimately to unconscious
performance.


The value of correct conversation as a means to effective public
speaking is realized by few men. Beecher said: "How much squandering
there is of the voice!" meaning that this golden opportunity for
improvement was generally disregarded. It is not too much to say,
however, that if the sweet and gentle expression of the mother, the
strong and affectionate tones of the father, and the spontaneous musical
notes of the children, as heard in daily conversation, could be united
in the voice of the minister and brought to the preaching of his sermon,