It takes much practice to be able to talk easily and entertainingly. Many persons who wish to be bright and interesting at home and in society, or to become good public speakers, are always on the lookout for chances to practice. When they hear a good story or have a new thought, they use the first opportunity to repeat it to others. Thus they give pleasure to their friends, get training themselves, and fix the new story or thought in their minds so that they are less likely to forget it.

Here are a few suggestions for home and school practice.

1. Tell your little brother or sister about the life of Marion and his men. If you do this well, you will often be called on to repeat the story.

2. Tell to your class stories that you have heard or read about Washington and Lincoln.

3. Write a description of our flag so clearly that a foreign child who had never seen it would get a good picture of it. Read or repeat the description to your class and see if any one can tell you how to improve it.

4. Describe some real or imagined act of heroism.