Hi Jeff,
I want to reinforce one of the points you made in your forum response that is good advice for instructors. Do set down after a class and make a note or two about how the class went and what worked well. Then as you plan the class the next time you can use these proven strategies knowing that they are going to work well for you. This will give you a sense of comfort and help to build your confidence as an instructor.
Gary
Hi George,
You make a good point. Instructors need to be able to catch and hold the attention of students. It doesn't hurt at all if you are a bit of an entertainer and get your students focused on what you are saying and how you are emphasizing your points through body language.
Gary
It's been my personal experiences that when your in front of a class and you've got them in the palm of your hand, EVERY eye is on you, no one is asleep, its becouse your not only teaching them your intertaining them. It's a fine line between teaching and intertaning. What teacher out there has not sat down at the end of a class and looked back at what worked and what didn't? And then built on what did work, and threw away what did not? Is this not how intertainers get and keep our attention???
