The question asked on the agenda by the Toastmaster of the Evening at Harrovians Toastmasters:
What's the best lesson you ever learned?
The best practical lesson I learned was:
Use a ruler to keep your freehand writing straight whilst hand writing, eg on an envelope.
At school we had been taught to draw a pencil line and then write on it. But you waste time erasing the line and might smudge your writing or erase some of it. You still risk drawing letters with wonky undersides. The ruler used whilst writing keeps your writing in place. However, if you are drawing letters with hanging parts, such as the lower case letter g, you have to go back and add these. Taking extra care is important for a VIP letter such as a job application, or letter to an old friend or a special occasion such as a birthday card, when you want everything to look perfect.
What's the best lesson you ever learned?
The best practical lesson I learned was:
Use a ruler to keep your freehand writing straight whilst hand writing, eg on an envelope.
At school we had been taught to draw a pencil line and then write on it. But you waste time erasing the line and might smudge your writing or erase some of it. You still risk drawing letters with wonky undersides. The ruler used whilst writing keeps your writing in place. However, if you are drawing letters with hanging parts, such as the lower case letter g, you have to go back and add these. Taking extra care is important for a VIP letter such as a job application, or letter to an old friend or a special occasion such as a birthday card, when you want everything to look perfect.
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