One of the best ways to learn about your prospect or customer [or learner] is using a pause at two points in your questioning: after you've asked the question, and after the listener has answered.
Not just a brief pause, but a 2-3 second pause. Here are some of the benefits of this technique.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Asking and pausing
A year or so ago, I signed up for "The TelE-Sales Hot Tips of the Week" e-letter and found many tips for building relationships of influence. This week, the tip was especially relevant to teaching and bears repeating in this space:
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A breath of fresh air
My wife was "encouraging" our son to turn off the Playstation yesterday and go outside to play. "You need to get some fresh air," she said to him.
He walked across the room, opened the door, stuck his head outside and took a deep breath. "How many breaths do I need?" he asked.
I wonder how often we approach God the same way. A couple of breaths and we're ready to go back to what we were doing.
Take some time today to fill your lungs. Go outside and play. Spend some time with God. Breath deeply.
He walked across the room, opened the door, stuck his head outside and took a deep breath. "How many breaths do I need?" he asked.
I wonder how often we approach God the same way. A couple of breaths and we're ready to go back to what we were doing.
Take some time today to fill your lungs. Go outside and play. Spend some time with God. Breath deeply.
Monday, October 17, 2005
A few links for Bible Teachers
I was planning for a conference this weekend on training Bible study leaders and collected a few links that are useful ideas and resources to build community, communicate and prepare for Bible study. They are posted here both for the benefit of those I'll meet Saturday as well as for anyone else who happens to drop by!
E-mail and community building
- E-groups such as http://www.groups.yahoo.com
- Electronic Group Management programs such as http://www.mybiblestudy.com. (MyBibleStudy.com also includes lesson preparation tools which allow you to use standard or create custom Bible study plans for your group.)
- Web logs or “blogs” are easy to use means of disseminating information. http://www.blogger.com/ or http://www.typepad.com/ offer free services.
Lesson Preparation
- http://www.lifeway.com/sskickoff - Updated annually, this site includes resources such as the Five Step Formula for Sunday School Growth resource booklet in .PDF format, leadership training plans and evaluation tools for leaders of all age groups and How to Use Curriculum Guides
- http://www.lifeway.com/SundaySchool - Gateway to articles and helps for teachers and leaders of all ages
- http://www.lifeway.com/myextra - Supplmental teaching resources using current events to help make timely application of Bible truth
- http://www.bibleteachingnotes.com – Published by Omar C. GarcĂa, Minister of Missions and Evangelism at Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, Texas. Content for all Sunday School leaders including teaching notes, background, fellowship ideas, etc.
- http://teachinglifewaylessons.blogspot.com/ - Published by an adult Bible teacher at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. This teacher searches the web weekly for ideas, illustrations, stories, etc. to broaden the Bible study experience
- http://www.joshhunt.com/sunday-school.htm - Updated questions to “get people talking” and resources for training
- http://www.crosswalk.com/ - Gateway site to Bible study tools, articles and resources to build strong Christian leaders
Friday, October 07, 2005
Changes... changes... changes...
Been away for a while. We moved last week. After 12 days away from home, I arrived home at midnight on Sat the 24th. Movers came and packed us on Monday, loaded truck on Tuesday, closed on our house sale on Wednesday, drove to Brunswick, GA on Thursday, closed on our house purchase on Friday and moved in that afternoon. Not bad for a week, huh?
Ok, so what's so extraordinary about that? People move all the time, right? Well, yes, I guess so. But, I don't! :)
So, now we're living on the Ga coast. Just north of Brunswick. I awaken in the morning and look out the window across the famed "Marshes of Glynn" and see St. Simons Island in the distance.
I believe God created it... out of nothing at all.... Frankly, I think that's extraordinary.
Every new sunrise brings new opportunities. And if I don't go to bed, I'll miss mine in the morning.....
Ok, so what's so extraordinary about that? People move all the time, right? Well, yes, I guess so. But, I don't! :)
So, now we're living on the Ga coast. Just north of Brunswick. I awaken in the morning and look out the window across the famed "Marshes of Glynn" and see St. Simons Island in the distance.
I believe God created it... out of nothing at all.... Frankly, I think that's extraordinary.
Every new sunrise brings new opportunities. And if I don't go to bed, I'll miss mine in the morning.....
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