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Mastery of Speech: How to Speak
on Public Occasions
How to Uphold or Oppose a Motion
KEY
WORDS: IN SPEAKING FOR OR AGAINST A MOTION FOLLOW A DEFINITELY
DEDUCTIVE LINE OF THOUGHT.
At a meeting in which
you are entitled to speak you wish to support, or to oppose, a motion
that has been presented.
Follow a definitely deductive line of thought, and you will be most
likely to speak well.
Your organization is founded
1. Upon principles.
2. Upon certain rules and regulations.
The general principles of brotherhood, mutual aid, and sociability, or
whatever other principles are the foundations of your organization, are
far more important than anything else that may come up.
The rules and regulations have commanding influence but they are less
important than the principles.
1. If you wish to support or
oppose a motion show that it fulfils, or fails to fulfil, some of the
principles of the body, or some of the rules and regulations.
"One of the fundamental
principles of this society is charity. In the past twenty years we have
emphasized our belief in charity again and again. The motion is in
thorough accord with every act of our society." (Prove your proposition
by giving further details, if necessary.)
2. State your opinion very emphatically.
"Gentlemen, I believe that the
motion is one that every member of this society will wish to support. I
am wholeheartedly and emphatically in favor of the motion."
Your method is as follows:
1. Name the principles or
rules concerned, and comment on their value.
2. Show that the motion supports, or fails to support, those
principles or rules.
3. Express your own opinion emphatically.
PROBLEM.
Think out the exact words you will use in supporting any
motion that is likely to come before your organization.
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