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(rapress his audience with the importance of his subject, rather 

 t;han with the importance of himself. 



9. He should not consider it his duty to talk upon every subject 

 •hat comes before the Institute. 



10. A speaker should give his failures as well as his successes, 

 fhe pitfalls in the way of farmers are more to be studied than the 

 mccesses, as they are more numerous and more hidden. Successes 



Advertise themselves, while failures are more or less hidden from 



'light and kept secret. 



11. The speakers which the State sends to Farmers' Institutes, and 

 jepecially the leaders of the different sections, should be persons of 

 Qiore than average education. They should be above their audiences, 

 especially on the subjects which are published in the Institute Bulle- 

 tin as the ones thej- consent to use. 



They should be able to speak the English language correctly and 

 iuow something of its grammar. The respect for the speaker and 

 for the Institutes is in a measure gauged by the use of good language. 

 18 well as the practical information presented by the speaker. 



It is true that we may get a great deal of the best quality of practi- 

 al information from persons who are not scholarly, and such per- 

 itons are often valuable a® aids at Institutes, but if the acknowledged 

 leaders in institute work exhibit a marked lack of good language 

 .xud of general information, the standard of institute work will be 

 proportionately lowered. 



12. Do not take up valuable time at the beginning of a talk with 

 .ipology and explanation and in lengthy compliments. Sail right 

 into the merits of the question at once. 



Time at Institute® is precious, and a common criticism is that 

 Aie undertake to discuss more subjects than the time affords. Hence 

 <:he necessity of economizing time as much as possible. 



13. When you cannot answer a question asked you, be honest 

 ;nough to acknowledge it. 



2. "HOW TO SAY IT."' 



1. The speaker who cannot make himself or herself heard by the 

 sntire audience it at least a partial failure. 



Distinct articulation in a tone loud enough to be heard distinctly 

 oy the entire audience is not only a most important qualification to 

 in Institute lecturer, but of equal importance to an effective presid- 

 ing officer. 



What matters it how many good things are said if the audience 

 .annot hear them. Speakers and presiding officers are entirely too 

 ftpt to fail to make themselves heard, because they do not realize 

 how* loud a tone is required to reach the remotest parts of the au- 

 -iience room. Hence a disorder and lack of attention soon developes 



