The second principle in public speaking lies close to the first: The man must enthrone his will to rule over his thought, his feelings, and all his physical powers, so that the outer self may give perfect, unhampered expression to the inner. It is futile, we assert, to lay down systems of rules for voice culture, intonation, gesture, and what not, unless these two principles of having something to say and making the will sovereign have at least begun to make themselves felt in the life.
The third principle in public speaking will, we surmise, arouse no dispute: No one canlearn _how_ to speak who does not first speak as best he can. That mayseem like a vicious circle in statement, but it will bear examination.
