Seriously though... In times of google and wikipedia and all sorts of other resources on the internet, why would I voluntarily sit down and listen to someone who's only got a very limited amount of knowledge? And by now the internet is not only at home, but it's with a lot of us wherever we go via the phone.
So even sitting in church on a Sunday morning is sometimes a bit of a drag, because I actually LIKE thinking for myself. We sometimes think that the internet is taking away from independent thinking, but I think it might be adding to it! Suddenly you have so many different ideas and things and you will have to figure out for yourlself on how to actually find the truth!
So what about the talking head up front? If the talking head up front manages to keep my attention for more than 20 minutes, then it's usually because he's using visual aids like videos etc or he's presenting it in a way that makes sense. I certainly do not like it if information is just dumped on me! I mean, who these days does?
The dumping of information assumes that a) I'm actually interested (which half the time I am not... So you got to work on getting me there) and b) I can retain that information (I am blonde, so that is a challenge at times) and c) I will use that information (usually the dumping of information means it's far too much information to remember and to use!)
I like Andy Stanley's approach to speaking! He answers these kind of questions:
What does my audience need to know?
Why do they need to know it?
What do they need to do?
Why do they need to do it?
How can I help them remember?
(that's from his book "Communicate for a change")
I would love to figure out the next generation's 'talking head'. How is this next generation going to learn?
At YWAM we do a lot of teaching and often times produce blank stares... So in YWAM we also need to think about how we can reach this generation in a way that makes sense to them.
Any ideas?
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