Quotes About Engagement

There's no substitute for an in-classroom experience.

I don't sing to people. I sing for them. I told that once to Elvis Presley. He bought it. After that Elvis sang not to but for the audience. A subtle difference.

Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

If you want to truly take in the subtleties and detail of your favorite records, then enjoy them the same way you would a movie. Make music an event, not a side dish.

When you're in seeing someone like Ellen Page, and you're right then, it's just the two of you. You're locked in. There's this incredible subtlety and control of the actor who's sitting across from you that you're really required to step up your game.

Subtlety doesn't work with kids.

People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.

I like to go to the subway and hear what people are thinking and feeling and what their concerns are. You learn so much that way. You really do.

I've taken clowns into the war in Bosnia, the refugee camps of Kosovo, and none of those are any more important than clowning in a subway or an elevator or just walking down the street.

In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people.

People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.

The roles I think about and can't stop thinking about - on the subway, when I'm riding my bike, when I'm running - are the things I connect to.

When you're directed by social media, I think it's very easy to lose a sense of agency. And you can see it when you go to any subway station, you walk down any street in a city, you will see 70-80 percent of people staring into their phones as they walk or stand.

It's fundamental to succeed in coming into contact with your subject. Whether it's a big Hollywood star or a passer-by in the street, it makes no difference.

To succeed, the Conservative Party must be at home in modern Britain.

From now on, the technology companies that succeed will be those that have developed skills at listening and a sophisticated understanding of their customers' industries.

If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed.

The Anthropologie brand continues to succeed in emotionally engaging its customers while delivering strong financial results.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

You are never lonely when the mind is engaged.

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

There are some people who, when they speak, no matter what the topic, seem to draw you into their own worldview, almost like an act of magic, like you are stepping into a movie, TV show, computer game, or graphic novel of their making. This can be a sign of their energy and creativity.

Caring about their answers will put the other person at ease, but more importantly, it will often put you at ease too. It will get them—and you—into the mode of inquiry, the mode of curiosity, the mode of conversation, and the mode of learning. It will signal that you feel you can learn from them, and encourage them to feel comfortable responding in kind. Most importantly, it will take you out of the realm of the dull, obvious, phony job interview.

Get Candidates Telling Stories About Themselves Rather than Reciting Facts or Canned Answers A simple question designed to elicit a story, such as "What did you do this morning?," is a good way to begin to get to know a person without being threatening.