The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

(^212) THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING ACTIVITY BOOK
 Get and keep mental attention. Every nine minutes, our attention
wanes. Here are some ways to hold their attention:
Use people’s names when they ask a question.
Give quizzes.
Stop and ask them to compare notes with a neighbor.
Refer to a well-known event, movie, quote, or person (or all).
Use a “stand-up” poll.
Tell audiences that you will be giving them a gift a little later.
(But be sure you do it.)
Step 9: Tips on Using Visual Aids
 Keep them simple—six lines per screen, maximum.
 Use color.
 Stick to one subject per visual.
 Don’t reveal the aid until you are ready to use it.
 Use blank flipchart pages between pages you write on.
 Write notes to yourself in pencil on the flipchart page.
 Turn off equipment when not in use.
 Look at the audience—not the aid. Don’t read out loud what people
can read themselves.
 Don’t pass things around during the presentation.
Step 10: You told participants that you would be giving them an assignment so
each person can apply these tips when they deliver a presentation at a
later time. Distribute Handout 38.1: Take-Home Assignment.
Step 11: Follow-up session for participant presentations.
Set the stage by arranging chairs to simulate a meeting room.
Draw straws to determine who goes when.