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   - “Are you bringing the audience with you?” : In the mirror exercise, the leader’s main goal was to move slowly and specifically enough so that your partner could follow you. If your partner wasn’t staying with you, it was your job to make an adjustment so they could follow. In teaching, look at your audience. Are you making your points slowly and clearly enough? You could prepare a brilliant lecture that falls completely flat when delivered. If that’s the case, you might not be paying attention to the signals from the audience and making the necessary adjustments so they could follow. ​   - “Are you bringing the audience with you?” : In the mirror exercise, the leader’s main goal was to move slowly and specifically enough so that your partner could follow you. If your partner wasn’t staying with you, it was your job to make an adjustment so they could follow. In teaching, look at your audience. Are you making your points slowly and clearly enough? You could prepare a brilliant lecture that falls completely flat when delivered. If that’s the case, you might not be paying attention to the signals from the audience and making the necessary adjustments so they could follow. ​
   - “Are you taking responsibility?​” : In the time traveler exercises, you had to find common ground with your listeners. You had to understand their perspective. You had to see the world through their eyes. Are your empathetic to their needs? Use analogies, metaphors and gestures to help them along and bridge gaps. Are you being flexible so that if they get lost, you can adapt? ​   - “Are you taking responsibility?​” : In the time traveler exercises, you had to find common ground with your listeners. You had to understand their perspective. You had to see the world through their eyes. Are your empathetic to their needs? Use analogies, metaphors and gestures to help them along and bridge gaps. Are you being flexible so that if they get lost, you can adapt? ​
-  - “What is your story?” : Think of the blank picture exercise. We are connected through stories — they are not incidental to the points we are making, but a vehicle that can open the channel of human interaction that is experienced by everyone in the room, including you. Don’t discredit your own connection to the story that has brought you here. Something hooked you into this work, bring us that story! You learned this material for the first time at some point, what happened? Emotion is a powerful force, and a memorable one. Thank you so much for those who shared today. They were all amazing stories+  - “What is your story?” : Think of the blank picture exercise. We are connected through stories — they are not incidental to the points we are making, but a vehicle that can open the channel of human interaction that is experienced by everyone in the room, including you. Don’t discredit your own connection to the story that has brought you here. Something hooked you into this work, bring us that story! You learned this material for the first time at some point, what happened? Emotion is a powerful force, and a memorable one.
  
 We all have stories, and don’t be afraid to include more narrative in your teaching. ​ We all have stories, and don’t be afraid to include more narrative in your teaching. ​