HOW TO GIVE AN

EFFECTIVE LECTURE
SHIRARD C. ADIVISO MD MHPEd FPCS
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH
SCIENCES CAMPUS

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOME
After this session, the

participant should give better

lectures than those he gave
before this session.

DEFINITION
Period of uninterrupted talk or

almost uninterrupted talk

Operationally,the lecture is a 50
minute , mainly oral presentation to a
large group of students
Target Domain: Cognitive & Affective

STUDENT

CONSIDERATIONS

TEACHER

RESOURCES

STUDENTS
MOTIVATION

willingness to direct ones activity to

a specific task
1) Learning goal-aims at increasing
competence
2) Performance goal- validating ones
competence

STUDENTS
Motivation

1) Relevance
2) Curiosity
3) Teacher Enthusiasm
4) Positive Feedback
5) Grades

STUDENTS
Attention

- task is to get accurate information

in short term memory & transfer it to
long term memory
- attention span is 20 minutes thus
include rest period or change activity

STUDENTS
Understanding

- Rapid transfer to long term memory

is important because short term
memory vulnerable to many outside
influences
- for transfer to occur, information
has to be understood
- support & build on previous
understanding

STUDENT
Note
Taking

Active
Involvement

Asking
Questions
Small Group
Activity

TEACHER
Examine yourself capabilities?

- style?
Be credible discussing
personal,social & values within the
discipline adds to credibility & makes
lecture compelling & challenging
Expert knowledge of subject is
essential ( update & upgrade )

RESOURCES
What are sources of learning?
How good is library? Computers?
Lecture hall?
Audio-visual aids?

Blackboard, Overhead projector,

Slides, LCD, Video Clips, Handouts

PLANNING

Purpose
Organization
Substance
A-V Aids
introduction
body
ASSURE
conclusion Model

PURPOSE
Define purpose - objectives

- intended learning
outcomes (ILO)
Determine role in totality of

curriculum

SUBSTANCE
Always start with the objectives or

intended learning outcomes

Identify the content
Mark out boundaries of talk
avoid tell all complex
concentrate in the "must know

ORGANIZATION
Message divided in 3 parts:
Introduction which says what you

will say
Body
- which says it
Conclusion - which says what you
have said

INTRODUCTION
Gain attention of the students
Motivate-create need to know
Create frame of reference, focus or

structure, an orientation that will

serve as cognitive link to the topic
Establish rapport
Give overview of topic

Useful Techniques
Make bold challenging statement
Present or demonstrate a case
Present an issue,series of questions

or a problem
Recount personal experience
Quote from antiquity

Useful Techniques
State an informative but little known

fact
Use analogies
Show a film or a trigger
For a beginning lecture, simply
explain the purpose of lecture & how
it is organized

BODY OF MESSAGE
Series of connections of short

explanations sequenced to give

information & understanding
Select & arrange smooth flow of
words present main ideas
Explain new concepts in terms of
familiar ones(analogies)

BODY OF MESSAGE
Prepare problems,questions &

anecdotes to maintain students

interest
Give complex attention in first half
of lecture & use 2nd half for examples
& illustration
Avoid digressions

CONCLUSION OF MESSAGE
Focus the students attention on the

presentation-clarify challenging
statement,answer question or solve
problems

CONCLUSION OF MESSAGE
Help student see that a purpose has

been served-give sense of

achievement
Re-motivate-Suggest ways of
applying the information presented &
of continuing learning

CONCLUSION OF MESAGE
Reinforce,reiterate or give meaning

to key points
Summarize accurately , briefly &
clearly
Use signal words as finally or in
conclusion
Finish strongly

INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA
ASSURE MODEL
Analyze learner
1) characteristics
2) competency
3) learning styles
State objectives

ASSURE MODEL
Select method,media and material

select available,modify existing or

create raw materials
Utilize media & materials
Require learner participation
Evaluate and Revise

TIPS IN VISUAL AIDS

Choose visual aids that you are free

to gesture
Learn to write on board facing the
students
Make keypoints memorable
Use hand-outs outline or detailed
reading

TIPS IN VISUAL AIDS

Use headlines only
Write large words
Use drawings & diagrams
Use arial font
Limit 36 words/visual

( 6 lines of 6 words)

PRACTICE
Rehearse to achieve voice control
Make message more interesting
Cultivate good time sense
Test visual aids
Develop self confidence
Avoid distracting or annoying

mannerism

DELIVERY
Check facilities before starting
Avoid manifesting negative ethos
Get attention of the class
Develop style or presentation

comfortable for you

Be articulate

DELIVERY
Use short clear sentences
Talk in natural,personal

conversational manner
Display relevant & appropriate
sense of humor
Maintain eye contact

DELIVERY
Reinforce desired behavior
Prepare for unexpected

Sarcasm has no role in true learning

Maintain professionalism
Shortly before concluding, provide
students few time to summarize,read
notes,review,ask questions

EVALUATION
Look at the students notes
Check rating scale & checklist
Review lecture

- review what you did right & do it

again !
- review what you did wrong &
improve on it !

SUMMARY
Definition
Considerations

student
teacher
resources
Planning

purpose
substance
organization
AV aids
Practice
Delivery
Evaluation

 The eyes of the one

talking are on the class
but his mind is on the
content & organization of
his lecture while his heart
is defending his ego !
Alora,2001