I was hoping to find more examples of how to engage an audience who is losing interest, hungry, not paying attention, not participating. Specifically, how to get them back and keep them engaged. I present recruiting information about our college to area high school students, and although it includes a cooking demo, it's sometimes a challenge to keep them tuned in. What are some tricks to keep the audience interested in the "talking" part of a presentation that have worked for you in the past? I'm not able to edit our slide show since it's from corporate. Thanks so much,… >>>

A skill that is often not focused on enough in the classroom is teachin listening skills. Active listening actually involves the brain. When one actively listens they taked in the informaiton and mentally digest. In doing so we are not formulating a quick response but rather we are processing the information to gain understianding and then provide feedback. An activity I conducted in my classroom is to allow the students to get into to groups of twos. Then each student carried a discussion out with thier partner. After a period of 3-5 minutes each student then had to write down… >>>