Cheat sheet · Groups: the lighthouse
Finish a thought with one person, then move to the next. Don’t sweep.
Glossary
Lighthouse
In a group, finish each thought looking at one person, then move to the next. Not a constant sweep of the room.
From the lesson
The same body, scaled up
Physically, it is the same body, scaled up. Plant your feet; don’t drift. Lighthouse eye contact: finish each thought with one person. Gestures bigger than in conversation but still inside the box, with your hands at rest between them. Pace slower than feels right, with a real pause before each new point.
Cheat sheet · Feet planted, lighthouse eyes
Gestures in the box.
Where it is taught
- Day 3 · Eye Contact Without the Stare: How long should you hold eye contact in a conversation?
- Day 24 · Presenting to a Room: How to give a presentation: hook, one message, three supports, call to action
In practice
Examples from the course that use it.
Triangle and lighthouse
In Friday’s stand-up you use the triangle and finish each point with a different person. Two people who never speak ask questions.
Related terms
- Follow-up questionA question about what the person just told you. It proves you listened and keeps them talking.
- Physiological sighTwo breaths in through the nose (one big, one short top-up), then one long, slow breath out through the mouth. It can help you settle.
- Two sighsTwo physiological sighs: a big breath in through the nose, a short top-up sniff, then a long, slow breath out through the mouth. Do it twice. It can help you settle.
- Call to actionThe one thing you want people to do after your talk, said clearly at the end.
- Rule of threePeople remember three things far more easily than seven. Group your points, reasons or examples in threes.