I enjoy helping my freshmen. As a senior mentor I seem to always have something to say about them. So far two out of my two blogs dealing with good deeds and maturity revolve around my lovely freshmen; Kylee, Bruce and Shakyra. Everyday I lecture them and give them somewhat entertaining speeches about high schoo life and being a senior. The speech I gave to my freshman was notable more for its brevity than for its clarity. They seem to be interested in everything I have to say. To maintain their attention I have to keep my lectures short, sweet and to the point. Their attention spand is that of a fly, therefore, brevity is of much importance. The most effective way to capture an audience's attention when telling a story is to use brevity versus being very detailed and long-winded.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Good deeds and Maturity.
I enjoy helping my freshmen. As a senior mentor I seem to always have something to say about them. So far two out of my two blogs dealing with good deeds and maturity revolve around my lovely freshmen; Kylee, Bruce and Shakyra. Everyday I lecture them and give them somewhat entertaining speeches about high schoo life and being a senior. The speech I gave to my freshman was notable more for its brevity than for its clarity. They seem to be interested in everything I have to say. To maintain their attention I have to keep my lectures short, sweet and to the point. Their attention spand is that of a fly, therefore, brevity is of much importance. The most effective way to capture an audience's attention when telling a story is to use brevity versus being very detailed and long-winded.
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Good use of brevity, but make sure you avoid over using the word, or communicating the message or you'll end up killing it. Nobody wants to read the same idea over and over, conveyed in different ways. People get bored reading the same thing again and again, though the words do a fine job filling the page. You have to avoid being repetative, because it might put your audience to sleep and it actually contradicts the who essence of brevity. If you write a lot then you're not honoring the concept or the idea of brevity. You have to treat every word as if it were a precious jewel; therefore, you need to avoid writing the same thing over and over and over. And proofread and spellcheck....
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