This information is kept free by our partnership with Momentous. To learn more about Momentous and what they do to help our community go to livemomentous.com/brett. As part of the Art of Coaching audience, you can receive $20 off your 1st order of Momentous by using code BRETT20 at checkout. (Minimum purchase amount of $50).   On Episode 31 of The AOC Podcast, I am excited to be joined by an instructor and academic advisor Christian Larson of Kansas State University. I met Christian while an undergrad at Kansas State University and he has always been someone I have looked to in the past for encouragement and guidance. Christian was the first person that came to mind when I knew I wanted to do an episode on formal education and whether or not it is failing coaches and leaders.   Topics Covered:   -Christian's Background   -Defining 'Exceptional Teaching'   -Keeping students' attention in lecture   -Christian's lecture style   -Importance of remembering someone's name   -Intelligence and sense of humor   -Demoing movements in lecture and enabling students to learn more   -Knowing your audience in lecture and presenting   -Christian's methods to know his audience   -Creating an ecosystem of material to learn from   -How I wrote Conscious Coaching   -Research-based learning   -Themes to the core of communication   -What mediums are becoming available to help improve methods of learning and communication   -Kansas State's Online Global Campus   -University programs not teaching how to think   -Why critical thinking is such a scarce commodity   -Christian's line of personal accountability   -Knowing when to challenge someone as a teacher and coach   -Being prepared as a student to enter formal education     Reach out to Christian:   Via Email: [email protected]   Via KSU website: https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/kines/faculty/larson.html     Learn More About My Courses, Clinics andLive Events At: artofcoaching.com     Read My Book: https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Coaching-Science-Building-Buy/dp/1543179479/ref=nodl_