I believe in divine inspiration and things like that and I really relish a good, attentive, participating audience.
The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator.
I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.
A good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background.
People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. You can listen like a blank wall or like a splendid auditorium where every sound comes back fuller and richer.
The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.
I'd never assume an audience was anything but totally receptive and perfect. Seriously, it seems to me that's the only circumstance you can work under. Otherwise, speaking for myself, you may as well be in the advertising business.
When a quiet introvert talks, heads turn, and that's power.
