Quotes About Engagement

I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all is for an act of theatre to be engaged.

where more cognitive effort is required for retrieval, greater retention results.

when the mind has to work, learning sticks better.

Learning is stronger when it matters, when the abstract is made concrete and personal.

In testing, being required to supply an answer rather than select from multiple choice options often provides stronger learning benefits. Having to write a short essay makes them stronger still. Overcoming these mild difficulties is a form of active learning, where students engage in higher-order thinking tasks rather than passively receiving knowledge conferred by others.

People do not love those whose eyes show that they are somewhere else

It's perfectly possible to enjoy a good, civilized, person-to-person conversation with a picture on a museum wall. Talk to it, listen carefully, and it will more than likely talk back to you.

There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job.

judging by how the Bible actually behaves—God did not design scripture to be a hushed afternoon in an oak-paneled library. Instead, God has invited us to participate in a wrestling match, a forum for us to be stretched and to grow.

So, too, if we wish to speak of God meaningfully, in ways that engage the people of today, we cannot do so by forcing them to swallow an ancient reality that is demonstrably not real.

I feel that if we do not engage Scripture with future believers in mind, we will unwittingly erect unnecessary and tragic obstacles to belief. Part of what drives this book is my concern to help prevent that scenario.

Greg weighed up her personality, figuring how to make his play.

issues of policy as well. They hit it off

Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.

Tales of perfection fail dramatically because they never ring true. But when a leader uses authentic drama to reveal the hidden truth about a problem his business is facing, he guides the audience to feel as if they are uncovering the truth themselves. Compelling drama convinced listeners that the teller had heart.

AL MIRAR ATRÁS me di cuenta de que mi experiencia en Sony demostraba que contar cara a cara la historia adecuada, en el entorno preciso, en el momento idóneo y de la manera más pertinente, puede inducir a los oyentes a actuar, y también puede modificar la trayectoria de éxitos del narrador.

responder antes que las demás: ¿qué

Por lo tanto, así es como se construye una historia: • Primero... capte la atención de sus oyentes con un reto o una pregunta inesperados. • Luego... ofrezca a sus oyentes una experiencia emocional al narrar la lucha para superar aquel desafío, o para encontrar la respuesta a la pregunta introductoria. • Por último... dispare la respuesta de sus oyentes con una resolución reveladora, que los llame a actuar.

Los oyentes raras veces se enganchan a un relato si no detectan al principio un cierto reto atractivo.

No permanecerán atentos si no les emociona la lucha de la fase central.

La misma regla es aplicable a las historias que una persona cuenta en directo ante un público empresarial.

Había enseñado durante más de treinta años que las historias explican, ejemplifican, unen y motivan al transportar emocionalmente a los interlocutores.

las historias transportan emocionalmente al público, de modo que éste no se apercibe siquiera de que está recibiendo un mensaje oculto

Sólo después de haber escuchado el relato saben que han escuchado y sentido una llamada a la acción que les ha transmitido el narrador.