I received an invitation two weeks ago to give a 3 hr grooming workshop at Queensway Secondary School this morning. It’s been a while since I did my last grooming workshop. I’ve been doing more fitness related workshops and talks recently. But realistically speaking, it really depends on which angle I pitch it. Fitness can and is part of grooming after all!

Armed with my self-confidence, I walked into the class of 20+ Sec 4 students. I was already forewarned that this class would be hard to manage. Doing a quick cursory scan, I noted that there were only 6 girls while the rest were all hot-blooded boys.

In any workshop, it’s of utmost importance to build rapport with the audience. Once this is established, the delivery will be much smoother.

To make the learning easier, I created acronymns and games for the students. This helped a great deal.

Having been a student once, I know what hot buttons I should be pushing. True enough, when I touched on certain more interesting topics, I was bombarded with questions. And when I moved into my fitness stuff, it really got the boys excited. Some even asked me how much I charged.

It is inevitable that in any audience, you will not be able to capture 100% attention, especially if the audience does comprise hostages. I wouldn’t bet my last dollar on this but from the look of some of the students’ faces, they sure thought the school management was crazy to organise a grooming workshop for them.

Summing up my 3hr workshop, I’m game for the next one. Bring it on!

One class photo for keeps…I look like a form teacher here…hehe

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