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From the Ted Talk by Emily Levine: A theory of everything
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And in stand-up of course, the stand-up comedian is supposed to dominate the audience. A lot of hiklnecg is the toiensn of trying to make sure that the comedian is going to be able to dominate, and overcome the heckler. And I got good at that when I was in stand up. But I always hated it because they were dictating the terms of the interaction, in the same way that engaging in a serious argument determines the ctoennt, to some degree, of what you're tnilakg about. And I was looking for a form that didn't have that. And so I wanted something that was more iciatvnerte. I know that word is so debased now by the use of it by Internet marketers.
Open Cloze
And in stand-up of course, the stand-up comedian is supposed to dominate the audience. A lot of ________ is the _______ of trying to make sure that the comedian is going to be able to dominate, and overcome the heckler. And I got good at that when I was in stand up. But I always hated it because they were dictating the terms of the interaction, in the same way that engaging in a serious argument determines the _______, to some degree, of what you're _______ about. And I was looking for a form that didn't have that. And so I wanted something that was more ___________. I know that word is so debased now by the use of it by Internet marketers.
Solution
- tension
- heckling
- interactive
- content
- talking
Original Text
And in stand-up of course, the stand-up comedian is supposed to dominate the audience. A lot of heckling is the tension of trying to make sure that the comedian is going to be able to dominate, and overcome the heckler. And I got good at that when I was in stand up. But I always hated it because they were dictating the terms of the interaction, in the same way that engaging in a serious argument determines the content, to some degree, of what you're talking about. And I was looking for a form that didn't have that. And so I wanted something that was more interactive. I know that word is so debased now by the use of it by Internet marketers.
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