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LIVENING UP THE LECTURE

* Know your subject and wallow in it.
* Know your audience, their interests and experiences.
* Create energy, move around, vary vocal inflections, be animated, show enthusiasm.
* Incorporate videos, music or other media to give variety.
* Use short-term case studies for reactions and discussions.
* Break the lecture into meaningful units of approximately 10 minutes and summarize after each segment.
* Establish a collection of cartoons and use them to make a point.
* On Mondays, discuss weekend activities that relate to class.
* Incorporate current events; update lectures!
* Include humorous stories and anecdotes to give the topic life.
* Apply information to real-life situations whenever possible.
* Use a bit of drama.
* Deliver a lecture from someone else's perspective, maybe even dress in character.
* From time to time videotape yourself as you lecture and see yourself as others see you.

 

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