The liveliness of the theater was due to stand-up comedian, ordained minister, and traffic safety educator, Steve Verret’s presentation, which is designed to be both engaging and informative for service members.
Verret encouraged audience participation during his presentation through games, joke segments, and even an impression of the Jerry Springer show. His goal was to entertain while also explaining the important facts needed to be a safe driver. Marines and sailors were particularly engaged when Verret had teams compete against each other in a game similar to Family Feud, where they answered questions about the most common distractions drivers face.
Cpl. Liam Anderson, a network administrator with 3rd Network Battalion said that Verret’s style of training was significantly better at keeping the audience's attention.
“If this were a regular PowerPoint presentation, I'd say half the audience would be asleep by the end. But Steve had the audience up and interacting, which let us gain the most out of the training,” said Anderson
