Truth 18Entertaining an Audience Breeds Effective Learning
Lori was really excited about a seminar she had just signed up for. She was in the midst of a career change and thought the seminar on "How to successfully change careers in your forties" was exactly what she needed. She met up with her friend Lisa, and they showed up for the two-hour seminar with notepads in hand, ready to learn some great things. The speaker, Linda-Lou Lawrence, approached the podium, pulled out a stack of note cards, and proceeded to read 80 slides' worth of information directly from the note cards. Her intonation varied between the musical notes "do" and "re" throughout the seminar (at least she wasn't monotone!). She wouldn't take questions until the end of the ...
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