: IMPROVING FOCUS

by Walter Rodriguez, Ph.D., P.E.

You may ask: How can I improve my team’s focus, attention & retention? Simply put, infuse each of your communications and objectives with relevant, meaningful activities! The closer the subject, exercise, or task is to your team's interest, the easier it will be to captivate their focus & attention. And the more they will retain and remember the subject. Granted: It's not an easy task but necessary to make our meetings and activities more engaging and enjoyable.

I usually start my meetings and classes by asking participants: What do you want to learn or understand a bit better today (on the subject at hand)? And why? I extemporaneously construct the meeting or lesson based on the learning outcomes (LOs) that I must address in the meeting or syllabus. In addition to helping participants focus better, it helps me feel more engaged and creative as a leader, teacher, and faculty member. If you haven't, please try the above approach and let me know how it goes.

Note: If you have helpful learning strategies you wish to share with us, please feel free to post your learning experiences in this forum or contact walter@coursewell.com

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