Your question makes sense. But I'm worried about how I'll speak to him. Can't you speak to him however you want? But I'm afraid I'll get flustered. If you were going to write Dion's name, would you be afraid of getting flustered? Not at all. Why not? Because you've practiced writing that name, right? Exactly. And if you were going to read the name out loud, wouldn't you feel confident? Of course. Why? Because every skill gives you strength and confidence in what it covers. Haven't you practiced speaking? What else did you learn in school? Logic and tricky arguments? What for? To learn how to speak well, right? And speaking well means speaking at the right time, carefully, intelligently, without mistakes, without stumbling — and with confidence. Yes.
Your question is reasonable; but I am anxious how I shall speak to him. Cannot you then speak to him as you choose? But I fear that I may be disconcerted? If you are going to write the name of Dion, are you afraid that you would be disconcerted? By no means. Why? is it not because you have practised writing the name? Certainly. Well, if you were going to read the name, would you not feel the same? and why? Because every art has a certain strength and confidence in the things which belong to it. Have you then not practised speaking? and what else did you learn in the school? Syllogisms and sophistical propositions? For what purpose? was it not for the purpose of discoursing skilfully? and is not discoursing skilfully the same as discoursing seasonably and cautiously and with intelligence, and also without making mistakes and without hindrance, and besides all this with confidence? Yes.