Maintaining attention

Renewing stimuli every 3 minutes

Neuroscience applied to education suggests that human attention is a finite and cyclical resource.

In a modern environment saturated with distractions, the brain tends to switch off if the stimulus becomes predictable.

To combat this, the speaker should design his or her presentation as a series of "micro-events," introducing a significant change every few minutes (ideally every 3 minutes or so).

This renewal of stimuli can take many forms: changing the tone of voice, moving to another area of the stage, launching a question, projecting a striking image or telling a brief anecdote.

The goal is to "reset" the attention clock, preventing the audience from going into autopilot mode.

Variety is the antidote to boredom and the guarantee that the message will be kept alive throughout the presentation.

Interact and ask questions during the development

One-way communication is fragile; two-way is robust. To keep the audience engaged, you need to break the fourth wall and involve them. This is achieved through constant interaction.

It is not necessary to wait until the end to engage in dialogue; direct or rhetorical questions can be interspersed throughout the development to check understanding or provoke reflection.

Inviting a volunteer to the stage, asking for a show of hands for those who agree with a premise or asking them to complete a sentence are techniques that transform passive spectators into active collaborators.

This dynamic keeps the alertness level high, as no one wants to be caught distracted, and fosters a sense of community and co-creation of learnin