(this is, of course, completely open to discussion, persuasion and/or subversion. consider it a starting point.)

I want to know more about you all. I want you to tell me things. Tell me a story. Tell me what you think about the book you're reading, the CD you just bought, the film or video you just watched. Tell me about something interesting that happened in the world. Tell me about your life on the road. Tell me about something on the web that I ought to know about. And so forth...