Tag Archives: Audience

How to make class fun… enjoy. Matthew’s April 1st class: Matthew’s Halloween class: If you’d like to learn how Matthew Weathers did this, you can find out more here.

Anticipatory traditions. Doing something once is okay, but creating a 
positive, predictable and practical tool repeated enough to be called a ritual is
 even better. Many are as simple as raising your hand and asking others to 
raise their hand once they see your hand is up. This simply means you want 
the group’s attention. […]

Music for Call-backs. A musical deadline can create anticipation. Use a
 set-up song; otherwise known as a cue-signal or “call-back” song to get 
attention for a beginning or start time. This song should have the following
 criteria: 1) it’s short—under 3 minutes 2) it’s has either positive lyrics or no
lyrics, 3) it ends with a […]

Better Attentional Sets. Create some anticipation for students or yourself before speaking. Use a train whistle, gong or party noisemaker. It just has to be fun, short and consistent. Rotate each week to avoid habituation by your students. Or, whenever someone is ready to speak to your group or class, he or she will use […]