Help with a Career Day talk for 8th graders - how do I hook them in?

[BigmanPigman]

2. Tell them you will let them leave 10 min early...that will do the trick.

Actually, visuals help out as well as some sort of participation. You can pass stuff out, put some graphics on a power point display, maybe cut out and show a funny one line cartoon/comic related to what you are doing. You can have them talk with the person next to them or discuss in a small group something about your presentation. Maybe take a vote if things slow down or have them write an anonymous question on a piece of paper in case you have time at the end you can pull the questions out of a hat.

Make sure your teacher friend tells you what her/his discipline plan is for them and how he/she will handle it and how much of the classroom management will be left up to you.