Learning Through Difficulty
We've all been in situations like this: you're sitting through a speaker or teacher that is not coherent and is struggling to say anything. Of course, whether or not they realize their difficulty is another story. At any rate, the teacher is not making much sense and your mind is wandering around, praying for the session to be over.
And you're hating every minute of it.
Why are you hating it? For starters, you don't feel like your learning anything, and you feel like you're wasting your time. It's altogether possible that you are wasting your time, but I say that is your fault.
Why? One of the best times to learn is through a situation like this.
The question is how you deal with the information and method of presentation. The first thing to consider is do you teach / lead like this when you're the one that is speaking? That will nail you many times and make you quiet your angry thoughts. It's tough to be upset at someone for doing the same things you do. The second thing to consider is the subject matter. Is it correct? If not, then you can consider what the truth is and compare it to what the speaker is saying. From there you can prepare the best method of stating reality.
These two methods help me to enjoy and learn from even the most taxing of speakers...