GENERAL STRATEGIES

DELIVERING A LECTURE

More than reciting concepts…

CLASSROOM LECTURE

NATURAL TOOLS TO CATCH STUDENTS’ ATTENTION

•Voice•Gesture •Movement•Facial expression•Eye contact

GENERAL STRATEGIES

• Watch yourself on videotape.

• Learn how not to read your lectures.

• Prepare yourself emotionally for class.

OPENING A LECTURE

Start in a warm, friendly way. Minimize nervousness and anxiety. Grab students’ attention from the

beginning. Vary your opening through dramatic

techniques. Announce objectives. Establish rapport with students.

CAPTURING STUDENTS’ INTEREST

Think about and watch your audience.Vary delivery to keep attention.Make the organization explicit.

Convey your enthusiasm.Be conversational.

Incorporate anecdotes and stories.

Don’t talk into your notes.Use concrete, colorful language.

Maintain eye contact.Use movement and facial expressions.

Keep track of time.

MASTERING DELIVERY TECHNIQUES

Breathe normally.

Vary your pace.

Project and vary your voice.

Pause.

Watch out for vocalized pauses.

Adopt a natural stance.

CLOSING A LECTURE

• Draw some conclusions.

• Don’t finish forcefully. Instead, end with a provocative question, a quotation or summation of attractions.

• End with the volume up.

IMPROVING LECTURE STYLES

CARTOON ANALYSIS: PRACTICE EXERCISE