The Art of Conversation

September 21, 1969, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

Some people have a better way about themselves than others, especially when it comes to conversing on the telephone.  Whereas an in-person encounter allows for visual cues and body language, talking on the phone to someone sight unseen is often awkward, at best, and difficult many times.   As trite as this might seem to the public at large, I can see benefits from having this drill during a speech class.  Today, especially in social situations, texting often might replace the conversation, but business still requires the telephone arts, as they were.