Short Attention Span
I have the hardest time paying attention during lectures. I hated school for this very reason. I tend to think that most people feel the same way.
Why do people use a PowerPoint as an opportunity to lecture and not have a discussion.
When I lived in Salt Lake City, I would go The Off Broadway Theater quite a bit to see their improv troop Quick Wits (now called Laughing Stock). One of the games they would play was SAS (Short Attention Span) Theatre. In this game, each of the actors was only allowed to say a certain number of words until another actor said something. Usually they were only allows to say 1, 3 or 5 words, for example.
I wish that people giving PowerPoint Presentations adhered to this policy.
Recently I sat through a couple of laborious presentations where I was told all the reasons I should buy a product from the company, but there was no interaction. They may very well have a good product, but because I was so bored, I couldn’t see what was in it for me. It may be a good idea for you to figure out if you are teaching or preaching.
I have no doubt that I talk too much when I am trying to have a conversation, so I may be a hypocrite here, but don’t do what do, do what I say. :)
Corey Smith and his wife are the proud parents of five wonderful children and live in Meridian, Idaho. He is the president of Tribute Media, a Meridian based Web Consulting firm.
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