This past Sunday my ward experienced the post-Thanksgiving attendance lull. My roommate was only given 2 hours notice to teach the Relief Society lesson, so she decided to speak about Christmas (she is one of those heathens who starts celebrating immediately after the turkey carcass is turned into soup stock. Personally, 12 days of holiday cheer is more than sufficient).
Anyways, her talk reminded me of the lecture on presenting we were given a couple weeks ago. She came early to set the up the projector, dim the lighting, and set the optimal speaker level. However, she neglected to queue the correct video. She intended to show use this:
But she ended showing up this:
Although the clip did not contain a narrative from President Monson, the music still set the proper setting for the discussion that followed. Although queuing the video would have allowed the lesson to go off without a hitch, she managed to handle the mixup with poise.
Haha...you crack me up :) I used to teach Relief Society and sometimes messed up my object lessons - or forgot to use them altogether. It is sometimes hard to have things go the way you envision them, but like you said, learning to handle mix-ups with confidence and good humor allows the audience to go with the flow instead of getting stuck in the moment of the mixup.
ReplyDeleteHaha...you crack me up :) I used to teach Relief Society and sometimes messed up my object lessons - or forgot to use them altogether. It is sometimes hard to have things go the way you envision them, but like you said, learning to handle mix-ups with confidence and good humor allows the audience to go with the flow instead of getting stuck in the moment of the mixup.
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