Clear articulation and correct voice production were among the essentials of preaching often emphasized by the Principal. In the early years when the Wesley House men shared the life of Cheshunt College, lessons in these subjects were given by Mr Field-Hyde.
In 1929 the Rev CM Rice, Rector of Medbourne and Choral Scholar of King's College, undertook the work. Since then, with unfailing good humour and patient perseverance Mr Rice has laid the congregations of Methodism under a debt of gratitude.