React with real energy and bring a story to life.
本気のリアクションで話に命をふきこめるようになりましょう。
A...and then the waiter brought out a cake with my name on it.
BNo way! What happened next?
AThe whole restaurant started singing!
BYou're having me on! I'd have died of embarrassment.
AI went bright red. It was so sweet, though.
BThat's wild. What a story.
Being a great listener is an art. When a friend's story gets good, I react with real energy: 'No way! What happened next?' or 'You're having me on!' I'll put myself in their shoes — 'I'd have died of embarrassment!' — which shows I'm really with them. A flat reaction deflates even the best story, so I lean in and let myself be amazed. The storyteller does the work; the listener gives it life. How do you react to a wild story?
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