Impromptu Speeches

Radio Record, 14 April 1938, Page 25

Impromptu Speeches

.CANDIDLY now, don’t you tnink the average broadcast talk sayours too much of exactness and carefully-thought-outness, — which makes the topic rather boring to the listener who is relaxing after a heavy day’s work? To produce a happy, natural atmosphere, and banish the usual artificiality, why not have a session for impromptu talks--and, incidentally, we could have some good laughs without fear of hurting the speaker's feelings! Let the talks be conducted according to the usual competition rules; that is, the speaker chooses one folded slip of paper from a heap of several, thinks about the topic for one minute, and delivers his speech within five minutes. | am sure there would be plenty of volunteers from the cities, especially if a prize were attached.-

J.

G.

Southland,