How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 5 of 5: Delivery

Posted on September 18, 2008 - Filed Under Any, In real life, Sacrament meeting | 8 Comments

Part 4 (Memory) here. Part 3.5 (Using Analogies) here. Part 3 (Style) here. Part 2 (Arrangement) here. Part 1.5 (Sources) here. Part 1 (Invention) here. Part 0 (introduction) here.
Well, it’s been awhile, and despite the title, this is not the last installment.
Delivery is something that can be overdone, and when it is overdone, […]

Chelsie Hightower’s Experience on SYTYCD

Posted on August 17, 2008 - Filed Under In real life, Sacrament meeting | 19 Comments

For those who may not know Chelsie Hightower, she was recently a semifinalist on the popular television dance series “So You Think You Can Dance.” She made it to be one of the top three girls on the nationally syndicated show, which is quite an achievement. She also happens to be a member of my […]

How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 4 of 5: Memory

Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under General, In real life, Sacrament meeting | 7 Comments

Part 3.5 (Using Analogies) here. Part 3 (Style) here. Part 2 (Arrangement) here. Part 1.5 (Sources) here. Part 1 (Invention) here. Part 0 (introduction) here.
Sorry this is so late.
Anyway –
Memory is the most overlooked aspect of giving a great talk. Write your talk out (whether by hand or on a computer) and you […]

How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 3.5 of 5: Style (Analogies)

Posted on July 13, 2008 - Filed Under Any, General, In real life, Sacrament meeting, Sunday School | 7 Comments

Part 3 here. Part 2 here. Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here.
Analogies, metaphors, similes, allegories, etc. all can work well in a sacrament meeting talk (or gospel lesson). They can also be where the talk (or lesson) fails completely. Because Jesus taught in parables (which, when asked, […]

How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 3 of 5: Style

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Any, General, Sacrament meeting | 6 Comments

Part 2 here. Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here.
I feel like Douglas Adams, trying to squeeze five books into a trilogy. This one will be split into two (or maybe three) parts.

How to Give a Great Sacrement Meeting Talk - Part 2 of 5: Arrangement

Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under Any, General, In real life, Sacrament meeting | 7 Comments

Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here.
Now that you have all of your sources in order, it’s time to arrange them. The standard idea of having an introduction, a body, and a conclusion works well for sacrament meeting talks. Introductions and conclusions are often overlooked, even though they can […]

How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 1.5 of 5: Invention to Arrangement

Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under General, Sacrament meeting, Scripture Discussion | 13 Comments

Part One here. Part Zero here.
This section became longer than I expected. So, I’m breaking it in half. Instead of discussing arrangement this time, I will bridge the gap between invention and arrangement by discussing what sources could and should be used when creating your talk.
So, now you have a topic […]

How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk - Part 1 of 5: Invention.

Posted on May 30, 2008 - Filed Under Any, In real life, Sacrament meeting | 6 Comments

(Apologies for this being a day late. My Internet connection was down for a large chunk of time yesterday).
Invention, in the simplest definition, is coming up with the material to discuss – your topic, your thesis, etc. This is easy, right? After all, the bishop (or stake president, or whoever) assigns you […]