“Rule #4 ATTENTION: we don’t pay attention to boring things”, Dr. Medina on his book Brain Rules.
This week, I had the challenge of giving a training, twice, to the same group.
What could I expect? Empty bodies looking at my power point, and brains floating in another dimension?
No way! I prepared myself…
First: I changed the presentation. Having the same content, I modified the structure. I emphasized “The Big picture” and then found a way to get to the details. As result, I had more slides than before. Oh oh…
Second: I rehearsed off-line. Being online is being available for interruptions. I closed my laptop and went through the main topics. Introducing myself always takes longer than the rest 🙂
I was a bit nervous but my preparation payed off! In comparison to the first time, this session was shorter, the team was engaged and asked more questions.
I tried to see the presentation from their point of view. What for me is obvious, for them is new, unknown, or even boring…
Thank you for your attention!
Kaqui….
Karina Quiñonez 
May 13, 2016 at 7:02 am
Creo que la falta de atención e interés es un punto en común en esta área y es difícil desde mi punto de vista y experiencia, el encontrar una sola y única estrategia para mantener la atención del grupo. Sigo tu enfoque y me ofrece buenos resultados, pero también cambio el ritmo de las cosas estudiando y preguntando antes sobre el grupo, especialmente si es pequeño. Conocer un poco de su perfil ayuda a definir con mayor tino la estrategia para mantenerlos “enganchados”
PPT con pocas letras y muchos esquemas SENCILLOS ayudan
Preguntas constantes al grupo los mantiene alertas, puesto que no saben quién sigue!
Computadoras cerradas hasta que llegue el momento, es otro punto importante y algo que me da resultado, es separar a los compinches 🙂
Gracias por compartir sobrina! saludos desde Yaoundé, con un calor terrible que ha sido el mayor reto en esto de mantener la atención de los participantes 🙂
More to come…
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May 13, 2016 at 10:54 am
Thanks for the tips tía, I’ll implement them!
According to Dr. Medina, we should develop a “hook” to get their attention every 10 mins. This is the time the brain keeps the attention to something specific.
Kaqui…
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