AHHHHHHHHH......I'm SOOOOO Frustrated.

[OnTheFritz]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

I've always heard it said that if you don't strike "oil" in 30 minutes, quit "boring!"

I believe that is true. A pastor friend of mine took some classes geared toward general presentation skills (not church related), and that was their advice. Studies show that you start losing people in a big way after 30 min. I understand about moving where the spirit leads, but I will tell you that some of the best messages I have heard fall within that time frame. It seems to me that after that, speakers often start repeating themselves - sometime because they are unsure that they've made their point.