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Making technical stuff more interesting<\/h2>\n

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Fortunately, there is a more exciting and effective way to go about it.\u00a0Invite everyone to cluster into twos and threes, then give them two minutes\u00a0to prepare a media statement on the issue. They have to imagine they’ll be\u00a0making a short statement that conveys the most important points about this\u00a0tough topic.<\/p>\n

Now approach a pair with your microphone, as if the press conference is\u00a0about to begin. But instead of putting them on the spot, you pause and\u00a0tell them they have 20 minutes to research the topic by asking you whatever\u00a0questions they would like to ask or by looking\u00a0things up for themselves on\u00a0the Internet. Spend the bulk of your presentation time telling them what\u00a0they want to know – responding to their questions.<\/p>\n

And then in the final few minutes, you return to the media conference and\u00a0allow a couple of the pairs to summarise what they have learned.
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\nThe Poor School – 242 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, N1 9JY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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