Chapter 64 Use the method of asking questions

There is another admirable feature of the opening part of Mr. Ellis' speech: it employs the method of asking questions.This allows the audience to follow the train of thought of the speaker and interact with him.Let us analyze the article in the Saturday Evening Post entitled "On Gangsters," which asks two questions in its first three sentences: "Are gangsters organized? How are they?" Organized?” This method of asking questions is arguably the easiest and safest method—it activates the audience’s minds, and at the same time immerses you fully in the speech.So, when other speaking skills are not very effective, you may wish to try this method.