Hi Donna! Thanks for your comments! I too, after years of teaching, tell myself to pause and take a breath while presenting. We get so wrapped up sometimes in the subject matter that other students can inadvertently fall behind. I have often stopped during a presentation or lecture and asked a student volunteer to provide an example or paraphrase a presented topic in his or her own words, or asked students what part of the lecture would make for an interesting discussion; other times I simply ask students to simply raise their hand to indicate that I may need to slow down, and to your point, eye contact can speak volumes about student understanding of the lesson at hand. Thanks again for your participation in the forum. Jay Hollowell ED106 Facilitator