Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 9:How to Discover What You Have to Say: A Talk to Students. Quote 20

“I once gave what was supposed to be the same lecture to fifteen audiences. I used a good many slides that served as an outline, but I began to abbreviate or drop comments that did not seem to arouse interest and retain everything that brought a clean-cut response or a laugh. Near the end of the series, I had to struggle to say anything worthwhile.” (p. 139)