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And when he says something funny it is in such a delightful and confidential way, with such a genial, quiet, infectious humorousness, that his audience is captivated. AND WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING FUNNY IT IS SUCH A DELIGHTFUL AND CONFIDENTIAL WAY WITH SUCH A GENIAL QUIET EFFECTIOUS HUMOROUSNESS THAT HIS AUDIENCE IS CAPTIVATED
lfare of his audience,” he writes, and here again we see Conwell explaining Conwellism. “Enthusiasm invites enthusiasm,” is another of his points of importance; and one understands that it is by deliberate purpose, and not by chance, that he tries with such tremendous effort to put enthusiasm into his hearers with every sermon and every lecture that he delivers. “It is easy to raise a laugh, but dangerous, for it is the greatest test of an orator’s control of his audience to be able to land them again on the solid earth of sober thinking.” I have known him at the very end of a sermon have a ripple of laughter sweep freely over the entire congregation, and then in a moment he has every individual under his control, listening soberly to his words. He never fears to use humor, and it is always very simple and obvious and effective. With him even a very simple pun may be used, not only with-out taking away from the strength of what he is saying, but with a vivid increase of impressiveness. A LARGE HEARTED REGARD FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS AUDIENCE HE WRITES AND HERE AGAIN WE SEE CONWELL EXPLAINING CONWELLISM ENTHUSIASM INVITES ENTHUSIASM IS ANOTHER OF HIS POINTS OF IMPORTANCE AND ONE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS BY DELIBERATE PURPOSE AND NOT BY CHANCE THAT HE TRIES WITH SUCH TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO PUT ENTHUSIASM INTO THE HEARERS WITH EVERY SERMON AND EVERY LECTURE THAT HE DELIVERS IT IS EASY TO RAISE A LAUGH BUT DANGEROUS FOR IT IS THE GREATEST TEST OF AN ORATOR'S CONTROL OF HIS AUDIENCE TO BE ABLE TO LAND THEM AGAIN ON SOLID EARTH OF SOBER THINKING I HAVE KNOWN HIM AT THE VERY END OF A SERMON TO HAVE A RIPPLE OF LAUGHTER SWEEP OVER THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION AND THEN IN A MOMENT HE HAS EVERY INDIVIDUAL UNDER HIS CONTROL LISTENING SOBERLY TO HIS WORDS HE NEVER FEARS TO USE HUMOR AND IT IS ALWAYS VERY SIMPLE AND OBVIOUS AND EFFECTIVE WITH HIM EVEN A VERY SIMPLE PUN MAY BE USED NOT ONLY WITHOUT TAKING AWAY FROM THE STRENGTH OF WHAT HE IS SAYING BUT WITH A VIVID INCREASE OF IMPRESSIVENESS
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