Speeches Their Preparation and Their Delivery #248915

The final statement is of fundamental importance in our consideration of post prandial oratory. The characteristic quality of such oratory is determined by the mood of those listening to the speaker, and the mood itself is the product of the meal. When persons have dined well, the activities of digestion make a special demand on the blood supply. In consequence, less blood circulates in the brain, and intellectual energy di minishes. The whole result is a sense of well being, in which mental effort would prove irksome, but which is agreeably disposed toward the lighter forms of entertainment.