(1) No teaching by mere specimens and by memory is possible (§
5).
(2) All the general rules are obvious, and yet
(3) Natural gifts are necessary to apply them with skill.
I. THE MANNER OF CONVERSATION, or
Subjective Conditions,
(A) in the speaker, and these are either—
(α) Physical, viz.
(1) A sweet tone of voice (§ 6).
(2) Absence of local accent.
(3) Absence of tricks and catchwords (§ 7).
or
(β) Mental, viz.
(1) Knowledge, which may be either General (books, men), or
Special (great topics, the topic of the day).
(2) Quickness.
or
(γ) Moral, viz.
(1) Modesty.
(2) Simplicity—digression on Shyness and Reserve.
(3) Unselfishness.
(4) Sympathy.
(5) Tact.