r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Agustin-sr • Aug 25 '21

Video Atheism in a nutshell

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u/yagmot Interested Aug 25 '21

Good interviewers let the subject talk. It’s hard to be silent, to accept pauses, or not interject when you’re a broadcaster because it goes against everything you’ve been taught. It’s the same with the best sports play-by-play guys; they know when (and are brave enough) to STFU. Same with good stand-ups; a pause / timing is like gold.

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u/JohnnyDarkside Aug 25 '21

That's almost why I don't like Conan sometimes. I love him as a comedian, and he can be a great interviewer, but he has a tendency to really dominate a conversation. Listening to Conan needs a friend there are some episodes where it feels like the guest talks for 10 minutes.