In primary school,
we’re taught that
the correct way to take a class/course/workshop
is to sit quietly through the presentation,
waiting for the question and answer period
at the end
to ask questions.
Of course, when you DO ask a question at the end,
your buddies scowl at you
because you’re prolonging the class.
So you don’t ask questions.
You aren’t proactive.
You merely GET the information
you’re given.
Newsflash…
You’re not in primary school anymore.
Successful folks don’t GET information.
They TAKE information.
When I present to a successful person,
I know they have a reason
for attending my presentation.
They’ll have a list of questions
(part of presentation preparation
is trying to guess these questions)
and they will take the information
they need from me.
I can tell within the first five minutes
who are the successful people
and who aren’t.
You’re in the real world now.
Ask the questions you want answered.
Take the information you need.