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On my way to work, here in the heart of New York City, I observed another New Yorker in the midst of her “speaking” gig. She was dressed in a chicken suit and was calling to people to take a flier to publicize a near-by chicken restaurant.
BY TJ Walker
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How do you get audience members to pay close attention to every thing you say? I have one extreme technique that is highly effective, but it can only be used by teachers in a classroom setting. Warning, if you are a business person, consultant or professional speaker, this solution will not work for you. In fact it will make you enemies. If you are a teacher and you have responsibility for students learning and a desire to make them pay close attention, here is one technique you can use: ask students in your class to paraphrase everything you just said in the previous 60 seconds. If used sparingly, say no more than once every 15 minutes, this is an extraordinarily powerful technique to keep students riveted to you. Here’s how it works: You speak for 10 minutes or so and then turn to Jim in the third row and say “Jim, how would you paraphrase the ideas I have been talking about during just the last minute or so of my lecture?” Jim was either paying attention or he wasn’t. He either understood you or he didn’t. There isn’t much wiggle room. If Jim correctly summarizes what you were talking about, then you know that you are doing a good job of teaching and Jim is doing a good job of listening—everyone is doing their job. But if Jim can’t summarize what you are talking about, then we know there is a problem. Either you weren’t being clear, or Jim wasn’t paying attention. If another classmate can correctly summarize what you were talking about, then we know the fault is not with you, it is with Jim. Jim is now a little embarrassed, but tough—it’s his job to listen to you and pay attention. Jim is now super-motivated to listen to you in order to avoid further embarrassment. Furthermore, all the other students have a bigger motivation to pay attention, because they too want to avoid humiliation. The key is not giving the power to the students to volunteer just when they want to give an answer. By you calling on anyone at anytime you keep a subtle pressure on the students—all the students—to pay attention at all times. By periodically and randomly calling on students to summarize what you have just said, everyone will be motivated to the maximum throughout your entire class session—every time. Yes, this is forced interaction; yes, it’s mildly coercive. But students are forced to go to school against their will, why not go one further step and use pressure to help them actually pay attention and learn? I must warn you that this technique will backfire if you do not have a student-teacher relationship with your audience. (A consultant or professional speaker would soon make a permanent enemy by doing this to a business audience member). This technique also won’t work with every student audience. But when it does work it is incredibly effective, so don’t overlook the tool of the instant, oral pop quiz. |
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