This document provides techniques for creating and delivering effective lectures. It discusses developing an outline, timeline and slides. Key recommendations include limiting slides to 20-25, using short phrases and graphics over text, practicing delivery, making eye contact with students, and ensuring any media or links will work properly. The goal is to convey the most essential information to students in an organized and engaging manner.

1. TECHNIQUES TO CREATING AND
DELIVERING EFFECTIVE
LECTURES
BY DR.ERNEST FAHIM
NEWCASTLE GROUP OF COLLEGES
A Division of Newcastle Education System UK

2. Objectives:
After completing this session the learner
should be able to:
 Develop an effective lecture
 Design visually effective PPT slides
 Identify opportunities to create
supplemental materials.
 “When you want to succeed as bad as you
want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”

3. Lecturing
It is a process by which knowledge is
transferred from the teacher (expert)
to young learners(students) .
Unfortunately, there is no single
magical formula for that but still quite
possible by following.
to give a formal, prepared talk to
a group of people, esp. students:

4. Ideas for Better Lectures
 Provide students with a framework for each lecture
 Aim for three to five main points in each lecture.
 Begin the lecture with a high-level question that the upcoming information can answer.
 Prepare a handout of the lecture’s main points.
 During the lecture, be explicit about what students should focus on.
 Don’t overload students
 Give students short breaks throughout lecture to review their notes and ask questions.
 Include a formal activity or assignment after every 15–20 minutes of presentation.
 Don’t use too many different types of presentation materials at once.
 Don’t give students two conflicting things to attend to at the same time.
 Students are also more likely to remember information that relates to ideas or experiences they are
already familiar with.
 Use examples from student life, current events, or popular culture.
 Ask students to generate their own examples from personal experience.
 Tell students how new information relates to previous lectures in your course.
 Show students how specific skills can be applied to real-world problems.
 Create activities and assignments that ask students to fit new information into the overall themes of
the course

5. Technique 1: Create an outline
 What is the main goal for the lecture?
 Create 3-5 objectives for the lecture.These
will describe HOW you help the learner reach
the goal
 Create an outline for the key concepts
required to understand these objectives
 Create a timeline for the session RULE: Keep
only the “Need to Know” and move the “Nice
to Know” to a supplemental handout

6. Technique 2: Create a Timeline
 For a 50-minute lecture, plan to use no more
than 20 – 25 slides.
 Break the slide deck into three sections •
Start by orienting learners
 Use a case or compelling statistic to engage
learners

7. Sample Lecture Timeline

8. Technique3:Draft your slides
 For a 50-minute lecture, plan no more than 20
slides
 To avoid Death by PowerPoint, do this:
 Provide an outline slide
 Use short phrases
 More graphics, less text
 Move tables and dense text to a separate
handout

9. INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD/TECHNIQUE
 The techniques you plan to use in your lessons depend on:
• the types of students you have and their previous knowledge
• your physical teaching environment and the available equipment and resources
• the type of learning you are aiming for.
 Some of the possibilities are listed below.
 To convey information, use:
 • lecture • field trips • discussion group • interviewing an expert • selected reading • case studies • demonstration by an
expert
 To provide balanced presentation of a controversial subject, use:
 • discussion group • panel discussion • selected reading • simulation • debate
 To involve people, use:
 • discussion • written work • field trips • case studies • role playing • group work
 • guided experience
 To teach a skill, use:
 • demonstration by an expert • shop work • labs • guided experience • practice with feedback (coaching)
 To pool thoughts and ideas, use:
 • discussion • brainstorming • group work
 To reinforce memory, use:
 • drill • memory aids • practice with feedback (coaching) • written work

11. Technique 4: Use effective design
 Black type on white background
 Sans serif fonts • 32 to 44 point font for slide
titles
 20 to 32 point font for slide body content •
One graphic per slide
 Limit animations and transitions

12. Technique 5: Test all media
 Test all links to internet content
 Test all videos or applications in the room
where you will teach
 Test the presentation on the computer in the
room
 Verify the computer has necessary software
and applications
 Do a sound check! Confirm which console or
remote controls sound output

13. Technique 6: Practice!
 Practice.Out loud. Practice again.
 Use a timer.Talk through the slides. Can you
discuss each one without picking up your
notes or text?
 If you embed media, practice the transitions
to the files or web site
 Anticipate questions.
 Practice your response.

14. Technique 7: Be confident
 Talk to the audience, not the slides or podium
If you walk while you talk, don’t block the
screen
 Make eye contact with learners in different
parts of the room, not just the front row
 Talk clearly; not too fast, not too slow
 Use humor judiciously. Keep it professional.

15. Requirements of a good teacher
 Modes of Communication:
 Verbal – speaking words.
 Voice tone/pitch/volume.
 Intonation :whiney, sarcastic, sad
 Word choice : lecture , friends , scientific
meeting,
 Nonverbal : Knowledge ,skill & eye contact ,.
 body language, facial expression , gestures.
 Written Communication ; Explain ?

16. Types of Teacher
 A mediocreTeacher :Tells
 A goodTeacher : explains
 A superiorTeacher : demonstrates
 A grateTeacher : inspires
 A grateTeacher uses : E C MT
(Effective Classroom Management
Techniques)

17. Structure of the lecture :
i – Review
Ii- Objectives
iii - Introduction
iv- Body of the Lecture
v - Summary or conclusion
vi - Questions and Answers
Vii- References.

18. Wrap up of the requirements for an
ideal and effective lecture
 1- Organization with proper use of visual
aids.
 2- Preparation.
 3-The Voice.
 4- Body Language.
 5- Interaction with students and their
involvement in the process of learning.

20. Conclusion
The success of a technical presentation
is not determined by how
much information is presented. Rather ,
what counts is
how much essential information is
understood and retained
by the .……students.