Movie critics often flog directors for not engaging with urgent contemporary matters, like the current wars, but when they do engage, as several have tried to this year ("In the Valley of Elah," "Rendition"), we complain that they're not saying much of anything.
Former association presidents will frustratingly regale listeners with stories of how unsuccessful they were engaging membership on actual matters of substance.
I believe the students have benefited from much more challenging and engaging lessons which the subject matter of computing tends to lend itself to.
Still, he said, some students will not come to school no matter how engaging or creative the curriculum.
A TV show in America, no matter how engaging or successful or artfully put together, is always, in essence, a distraction from life.
But for anyone who isn't a global superstar, maintaining momentum will be tough, There simply isn't much interest in the long jump, for example, outside the big competitions, no matter how engaging and funny Greg Rutherford is.
"No matter how engaging they might be initially when they shake hands and tell you how much they like your films," Mr. Pennebaker continued, "when you start to poke around, you aren't sure how they're going to take it".
If your product is not useful and engaging, it doesn't matter how pretty it is.
Their words and presence not only create a fire inside my students to pursue their passions, but it gives my students a once-in-a-lifetime experience that no lesson, no matter how engaging, could replace.
It isn't always necessary to use a powerpoint, or visual representation, especially if you're already an engaging speaker and have interesting subject matter.
