Quotes About Engagement

Listen more than you talk.

The art of swimming – she supposed like any art – was about purity. The more focused you were on the activity, the less focused you were on everything else. You kind of stopped being you and became the thing you were doing.

Nu conteaza ce cisteati, ci cum citesti. Povestitorul poate incepe o poveste, dar are nevoie de un cititor pentru ca ea sa prinda viata, iar asta nu se va intampla niciodata la fel.[...] Tot ce poate face scriitorul e sa ofere fitilul, de preferat uscat. Cititorul trebuie sa aprinda flacara.

If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there. -Camus

It is in the "being" not the "doing.

When you watch the news and see members of your species in turmoil, do not think there is nothing you can do. But know it is not done by watching the news.

The more focused you were on the activity, the less focused you were on everything else. You kind of stopped being you and became the thing you were doing.

You are no longer insulated; but I suppose you must touch life in order to spring from it."' 'What's that? A quote?' I ask. 'Fitzgerald.

In T.S. Eliot's phrase from his Four Quartets, I was 'distracted from distraction by distraction'.

Places don't matter to people anymore. Places aren't the point. People are only ever half present where they are these days. They always have at least one foot in the great digital nowhere.

Check how a tweet/photo/status update is going down (and keep checking). Want to go offline, without going offline.

Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.

As you're creating your story, think through where you'd want pauses. Try to put yourself in the listener's shoes–if you were the listener and you were being told your story, where would you want pauses?

Generally, you don't want to begin conversations with "Why" questions because, as mentioned before, they have a tendency to put people on the defense. It

The fastest way to connect is to find something in common and let that thread flourish. Similar interests are the easiest and most effective way to develop rapport or a connection.

Women are more likely than men to engage immediately in emotionally stimulating conversations because instinctively women are usually more connected with their emotions.

Do not cross your arms across your chest because you will appear closed off, annoyed, and non-receptive to what the other person is saying

how to keep the audience engaged and entertained throughout the story. No matter how well you have prepared for it, you can still encounter problems. You

We've all heard stories that have been pointless but still kept us engaged and excited because of the person's body language and voice qualities. Afterward

researchers worry that heavy use of interactive media can, over time, reduce attention spans. The fear is that we grow so accustomed to frequent bursts of stimulation, we have trouble feeling satisfied in their absence.

You can tell a lot about a country by how boring its media is. If you turn on the TV and immediately feel like going to sleep, it generally means the political class feels secure.

News companies don't just want you feeling ashamed of not knowing the news. That's desperate marketing, ring-around-the-collar tactics. They want you so emotionally invested that your psyche falls apart if the wrong story appears on screen. We want you awake at night, teeth chattering, panicking about things over which you have no control.

The one thing Mr. Sportscaster can't ever do is remind audiences it's just a game. He or she can't ever tell them it's okay not to care.

We know you know the news we show you is demeaning, disgusting, pointless, and not really intended to inform. But we assume you'll be too embarrassed to admit you spend hours every day poring over content specifically designed to reenforce your point of view. In fact, you'll consume twice as much, rather than admit you don't like to be challenged.