Thanks Jay. I'm already doing that in my classroom. Not sure why I didn't think of doing it for my website/YouTube, which I hope to be my classroom at some point.

I begin every class with "ENGLISH!"

It lets everyone know class has begun and they all switch from their native languages to trying to speak and understand English.

I then ask how everyone is and they reply. Many ask me how I am and I reply.

I then ask them, "What's the date today?"

They are to respond with the day of the week, the month, the ordinal number date (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.), and the year, as that's we say it in English.

I then ask them, "What's the weather today?", which can sometimes be redundant in Southern CA but I ask them anyway.

Then we proceed with the day's lesson.

At the end of class, I bellow, "HOMEWORK!"

I will incorporate this to my online presence.

I am actually doing this, but the other way around :) I use a closing line :)

We are creatures of habit, and if we see something this level of uniformity, predictability and addict-ability, it is going to lead to people coming back more frequently and doing so with multiple direct visits.

Great analogy with a restaurant as well, if you have a meal you love at a restaurant you expect that meal to be just as good (and consistent) every time.

Great read!

I believe I've heard you say "Get to work" a few times too!

Super tip, Jay! Thanks a lot!

Best,

Boris

Great lesson, Jay! Thank you!!

Tim 🎼

Good stuff, Jay! You got me thinking.