Chapter 99 Chapter 12 Important Details of a Speech - Polishing Language

A down-and-out British vagrant wanders the streets of Philadelphia looking for a job.After a little thought, he went into the office of Mr. Paul Gibbons, the well-known merchant of the town, and asked for an interview. Mr. Gibbons eyed the stranger with great mistrust.The stranger's attire was evidently out of tune with Mr. Gibbons. His clothes were ragged, and the threads were torn in several places.In short, there was a sour air all over his body.Perhaps partly out of curiosity, partly out of pity, Mr. Gibbons agreed to give the stranger an interview.At first, Mr. Gibbons thought a few minutes' talk would do.But unexpectedly, a few minutes turned into tens of minutes, and tens of minutes extended to an hour, and the interview was still not over.As a result of the interview, Mr. Gibbons immediately called Mr. Roland Taylor, the manager of a company in Philadelphia, and recommended the stranger.Mr. Taylor was a well-known financier in Philadelphia.He quickly invited the stranger to lunch and offered him a coveted position.

So how did this down-on-his-luck, down-and-out man manage to be so successful in such a short period of time?In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, he speaks very standard and authentic English, or in other words, he is very skilled and comfortable in using English.In fact, he is from Oxford, England. He came to Philadelphia to do a business, but the business lost money, so he fell into the current situation.In Philadelphia, he had no money and no friends.Thanks to his precise, elegant native tongue, he can make listeners forget his rags and unkempt.Therefore, it is his eloquence and language that have become his passport to become a celebrity in the business world.

Perhaps this stranger's story is unusual and not universal, but it does reveal a fundamental and universal truth.That is: People usually judge a person based on his speech and behavior, because a person's speech and behavior are the external manifestation of a person's inner self-cultivation.Those discerning listeners can judge the person's educational background, education level and social class. Dr. Charles Illett, a third of a century after being named president of Harvard University, once publicly stated: "It seems to me that a necessary measure of the educational achievements of schools is to see whether the students Speak your mother tongue with precision and elegance.” This is a summary and summary of decades of teaching experience by a senior educator, which is indeed thought-provoking.Since the embellishment of language is so important, you may ask, how can we use language proficiently, so as to express emotion and emotion, and be elegant and smooth?Fortunately, there is nothing mysterious about doing this, nor is it out of reach.The required method is an open secret.Abraham Lincoln is a typical example of using this method with great success.

Robinson once wrote in one of his books - "Lincoln Biography": "He is a great self-taught man. He armed his mind with noble, pure culture and knowledge. You can call him a genius, But I think that his way of becoming a talent should be like what Professor Emerson said when he commented on Thomas, "He dropped out of school at a very young age, and he achieved success through tireless hard work and hard work. Diligent study and hard practice are the invincible magic weapon.'” Lincoln once wrote to a young man who aspired to be a good lawyer. "The secret of success is to study, study, and study. Read and think."