Here is a quote from the John Kenneth Galbraith obit., New York Times:
He continued to rise early and, despite the seeming effortlessness of his prose, revised each day's work at least five times. "It was usually on about the fourth day that I put in that note of spontaneity for which I am known," he said.
Exactly right! As Churchill (I think it was) put it, one must practice and prepare meticulously for an extemporaneous speech.
- Jed
