The new preacher is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older preacher to sit in on his sessions. The new preacher hears a couple of confessions, then the old preacher asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions.

The old preacher suggests, "Cross you arms over your chest, and rub your chin with one hand."

The new preacher tries this.

The old preacher suggests, "Try saying things like, 'I see, yes, go on, and I understand. How did you feel about that?'" The new preacher says those things.

The old preacher says, "Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee and saying
'No kidding?!? What happened next?'"