Do You Have a Point? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
Have you ever used a dull knife or dull scissors?
Or been bored in a dull class?
When it’s your turn to lead—whether a lecture in Sunday school or a discussion in a Facebook group or just at lunch with your friends—don’t be the dull one.
How? By keeping your point sharp.
Have something to say. Make your point clearly. Stay concise enough to be heard and felt.
Get our printable of 10 questions to ask yourself as you lead.
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I love this–and it’s so challenging sometimes to keep the group on-point, especially if everyone in the class knows each other and there’s plenty of fuel for conversation!
Oh yes. I’ve been in those situations too. My current book club (mainly family) is like that. We talk about our book for a little while, but then we get distracted by lengthy tangents. Granted, it’s okay in that setting because part of the goal is to just catch up. But there are other situations where it wouldn’t be appropriate and I’d hate to be the one having to corral everyone back in. 😉
Yes, you need a point. I think people tune out and wander more now days. They don’t want to waste their time. Having a point will better keep their interest.
Yes, I keep hearing that our attention spans are getting shorter and shorter. I skim so many things now instead of reading them in full. Our time is such a valuable commodity and we want to spend it well! Thanks for sharing this insight, Theresa.
Love the handout on keeping your teaching focused! This is really helpful for leading groups.
Thanks, Laura. I hope the handout will be helpful!
Thanks for this practical resource! Pinned!
Thanks, Kelly. I love practical things myself, so I hope this will help someone else down the road. It’s definitely been helpful to me the past few years.
Excellent, thoughtful questions. I’ll be sharing the download. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing, Angela! Hope it will be helpful to someone.
Ha! Something I had to ask myself for over 30 years when I was a high school teacher! One thing I did NOT want to be was boring.
I’m sure you were never boring, Laurie. Then or now. 🙂