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an elevated voice, to draw several circles together again into a larger one. The boorishness of a loud voice out of place is a byword. The whole world mocks, and fears, a person who in restaurants, lobbies, or trains, on ship, sidewalk, or job talks to his crony or his set with such force that he seems to be addressing everyone in the place. The person who does not adjust his voice to his circle is a boor. Many other things could be said about the voice in good conversation. It is a truism that the voice can be more beautiful than an organ. While a rich beautiful voice is in part a natural gift, endowing its possessor with a great conversational advantage, it is true, too, that every voice, even the humblest, can be improved. The hints in this chapter will, if heeded, make any voice seem more beautiful. As a final hint, a most practical one, we say: "This above all," try ever and always to let your voice mirror your meaning and feelings honestly and sincerely. If you do this, and if your thoughts are worthy, and your feelings noble, you cannot go wrong with your voice. |
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