One of the main reasons people ignore meetings is because they feel like it’s a waste of time that won’t teach them anything new. It’s also about active strategies to get people involved in the discussion and to get them to buy into the significance of their everyday safety efforts. After all, your safety talks won’t do much good if your audience falls asleep two minutes in. This is partly about what not to do: For example, an uber-professional tone could work against you. They may even forget that it’s their responsibility to engage the people that they’re talking to so they’ll absorb the information and be able to put it to use.Ĭonsider ways to maintain safety engagement and interest in your content. Safety leaders tasked with devising short safety talks tend to focus enritely on the talk’s content, ignoring its form. How to Make Short Safety Talks Engaging and Effective