Possible Clues:

• Someone to bounce ideas off of ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme
• Recipient of experimental ideas perhaps we can hear yawning?
• Not appearing interested, we're told, in test of opinion
• Finding out the views of the directors and letting them be heard
• Finding what the directors think about it, perhaps
• Idea evaluator
• Finding out what the directors think about making more noise
• Finding what the directors think about the echo from this
• Seeming to find its echoes dull
• Feedback provider