How do you deal with members talking during class?
Hey team! First off, sorry if this has been asked - I assume it has but I need present reassurance/answers.
Today, when I taught RPM, in about the last 5s of the build up in track 6 (Sonic Samba from 111), 2 members stopped pedaling all together and started chatting. They'd been chatting a bit here and there, but this time they were properly discussing something - sitting right in the front row, 5s away from a work effort.
One of the members had come in 6 minutes late. I like to try and be lenient around late arrivals, but perhaps I'll have to take a different approach if the same member is late next time 😂.
Anyhow, on the mic, I called out their names and said stop talking. "X, X, stop talking, come on, let's go!" rather firmly and with strong eye contact. They then finally started to join us in the race (we'd already started) but also started laughing a bit, to which I said, "it's not funny", like a disappointed 9th grade teacher.
My question is was this too much? I felt guilty afterwards, but they often talk, and other instructors know that too and have expressed their frustration with them. I have seen them talking 2m into a track in BODYPUMP, whilst participants are in their second round of work.
Love to hear your thoughts and sorry if I was too much.