Chapter Summary: Simplicity in technique is imperative to
deep practice and finding the ignition to reach success. Talent whispers are guiding their students in
a very detailed but quiet ways. They are prone to listening more and responding
to what the student needs as an individual.
Although some coaches and teachers may use long pep talks and drowned
out speech about what they should be doing, talent whispers are quite
different. Talent whisperer Hans Jensen , motivated his students but focusing on
what the student needed at that moment and targeted the skill that need to
worked. Another example of a talent whisperer was basketball coach John Wooden.
He broke his method of coaching into three parts, the right way, the wrong way,
and how the right way is done. In short but effective words, Wooden guided his
team by seeing the errors they made and fixing them.
Key Concept: We should not look for big and fast
improvements, we should look for the lasting improvements. The little
improvements that take time and, day-by-day, get better. When there is time in
between progress, it last.
Key Terms: Talent Whisperers
Connection: I completely agree with this chapter. Some days
I am too hard on myself for not getting a technique right away and most
importantly why I’m not getting “it’. But this chapter has taught me that
little steps can take you farther distances. Personally I think I respond
better to “try it this way” rather than a long speech about why I’m not able to
reach a certain point. I think its helpful for all teachers to pay attention to
their students and showing them the how rather than telling.
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