How Long Can Your Brain Focus? by julietisrael

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· @julietisrael ·
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How Long Can Your Brain Focus?
I remember back then in school, when we had a boring lecture that lasted over 4 hours. 

The Lecturer came into the class and starting treating a topic I was obviously interested in. 

But his explanation of the topic and the way he presented it was so boring a lot of us got tired after the first 20 minutes. 

If that same topic was treated by a very lively lecturer, I'm sure a couple of us would have been able to hold on for a little while longer. 

But due to the boring explanation, we got tired almost immediately. 

According to some research, the brain loses focus after about 20 minutes of dwelling on a particular subject matter. 

And this is why, for good speakers, the first 20 minutes should be used to capture the heart of the audience. 
Once the first 20-30 minutes is used wisely to capture their hearts, it becomes easier for the audience to choose to re-focus on the subject matter being treated. 

The point is, hit the nail on the head and then start buttressing your points afterwards. 
 ![image](https://img.esteem.ws/y7vwgtxe6s.jpg)
[Source](http://oels.byu.edu/student/idioms/idioms/hit_nail_on_head.html) 
This would keep the audience intact and focused on you, the speaker. 

It irks me when I attend events and the speakers are all over gallivanting and wasting time for the first 20 - 30 minutes. 

I immediately feel lost. For that moment, the speaker has lost me (and of course many others as well).... All we think of is leaving the venue/event almost immediately.
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