Beginning, Middle and ending of exercises
I once heard that the three hardest parts of writing a book was:
How to start a sentence
How to continue a sentence
How to finish a sentence
The person saying this was making a joke, but anyone observing could clearly see that there was a bit of truth behind it.
Ironically, I find the same thing to be true about exercising. Everyone who faithfully performed their daily exercise routine has no issue beaming in pride about it, but those who didn't seem to have every reason in the book for why they didn't do it.
With this thought in mind, we should be mindful that everyone we work with will absolutely be grateful for the workout in the class we are running AFTER the class is done. What we must work with is the beginning, middle and ending of the exercise.
At the beginning of an exercise, it is important to explain to the students what it is that is expected of them. This doesn't have to be overly complicated and, in many scenarios, the shorter the explanation the better. But it is VITAL that the explanation happens. In my experience, whenever a class or routine doesn't go as smoothly as I would have liked, it inevitably goes back to how I handled the explanation poorly. A proper, and hopefully quick, explanation of an exercise or drill will also help the class refocus.
During the course of the exercise we have a fantastic opportunity to give instruction without the laboriously mentality that we are accustomed to in a school environment. Anyone doing push-ups would relish the opportunity to get their mind off of what they are doing. This is one of the many reasons that people, who run or jog every morning watch a movie or listen to music. They obviously know the exercise is good for them, but continuing the exercise is the hard part. During the exercise we can offer quick corrections
"Keep that back straight"
"eyes lock everyone"
Or offer words of encouragement
"looking good!"
"five more left!"
Ending of any exercise/drill should be a statement of congratulations or thank you. At the end of a class the instructor says Go Kuro Sama, meaning Thank you for your hard work. At the end of any drill we do not have to necessarily be that deep, but a phrase that symbolizes thank you and we're moving on to the next exercise both conveys a positive attitude and helps everyone realize that they are going to be doing something else.
For large seminars and major exercises, exaggerate everything above; big explanations, great encouragement and advice during the exercise and a hardy congratulations at the end. When going through Jumbi Undo, tone it down a lot, but the beginning, middle and end of these exercises will still be enhanced by using these methods.