Faculty Development Tidbit: Presentation Principles – they never change!

“Tell them what you’re going to tell them, tell them, tell them what you told them.” (Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches In History, William Safire, ISBN 0-393-04005-4, 1992, p. 21)

Presentation Format:

                                             Transition                                    Transition

·         Give the introduction and conclusion their due with an exciting attention and motivation at the “BIG”inning, summary and remotivation at the end (why should they listen/pay attention?).

·         Plan effective transitions (summarize highlights of last point and introduce what’s next). 

·         Provide at least one active learning strategy per point (audience response, drawing, think/pair/share, test question writing…) – keep them engaged. 

·         Practice 3 times before delivery of new lesson and at least once for non-new lessons.

·         Like this slide – use visuals… a picture is worth a thousand words. 

·         See http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/Quick%20lesson%20plan%20counter.htm for a quick lesson planning template using this format.

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