Attention Getters!

26 June 2014Mark Hanson, ISD, OE

INSTRUCTOR ENCHANCEMENT SERIESTeaching Techniques

“Am I Getting Your Attention?”

Effective Part IIs: The “ATTENTION”

“BE CAREFULS”

GOAL/CONCEPT:UNDERSTAND & EFFECTIVELY SELECT AND USE

INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS TO PURPOSEFULLY GAIN “ATTENTION” IN THE CLASSROOM.

DEVICESCONSIDERATIONS

GOAL/CONCEPT:

Appropriateness or Relevance

THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN

CHOOSING AN ATTENTION-GETTING

DEVICE FOR YOUR LESSON:

CONSIDERATIONS

4Purpose of Lesson

Topic Occasion

CONSIDERATIONS

Reference to Subject

DEVICES

“Why we’re here and why it’s important.”

MOST DIRECT

LEAST INTERESTING

CONSIDERATIONS

Reference to Audience

DEVICES

“From one professional to another…..”

COMMON GROUND

SHARED STATUS

CONSIDERATIONS

Reference to Audience

DEVICES

“From one professional to another…..”

COMMON GROUND

SHARED STATUS

CONSIDERATIONS

Quotation

DEVICES

“Someone else’s words to relate to your topic.”

“Bartlett’s Familiar Quotes”

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CONSIDERATIONS

Quotation

DEVICES

“Bartlett’s Familiar Quotes”

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“Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan a takeoff. Don’t sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen.

Change your attitude and gain some altitude.Believe me, you’ll love it up here.”

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

“This is effecting us NOW.”

Reference toCurrent Events

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

“Evoking memories and perspective.”

Historical Reference

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Real story that emphasizes message

Anecdote

-Parable or fable-

“Connection needs to be clear”

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Often a statistic orstrange fact

Startling Statement

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Mark Hanson“Chemical Hazards”

Startling Statement

BAD

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

3,787instant deaths

Startling Statement

BETTER

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Doesn’t need to be negative

Startling Statement

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Question

Response Rhetorical

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Must be non-offensive in nature

Humor

Shouldn’t have to “leap” to topic

AMAZING WHEN USED PROPERLY

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

Some of the best speeches come from personal knowledge

and experience.

Personal Reference

CREDIBILITY

CONSIDERATIONSDEVICES

“We’re here today to talk about BE.”

Reference to Occasion

LEAST LIKELY TO BE USED

“Let me tell you about myself”

THINGS TO “USE WITH CARE”3Warm-up

Techniques

Background

AVOIDANCESRemember

the15 second

rule

GOAL/CONCEPT:

CONSIDERATIONS DEVICES “BE CAREFULS”

UNDERSTAND & EFFECTIVELY SELECT AND USE

INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS TO PURPOSEFULLY GAIN “ATTENTION” IN THE CLASSROOM.

26 June 2014Mark Hanson, ISD, OE

INSTRUCTOR ENCHANCEMENT SERIESTeaching Techniques

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