For the past several weeks, I have attended an evening class as sort of an invited subject matter expert. After last week's meeting, the instructor asked me for feedback. I said a few things and then noted that the advice was pretty good and asked him to send it to me, which he finally did last night. I present it here for your benefit.
1. Keep it to three major points.
Some of the greatest teachers used things in triplicate, and my teachers in High School stressed that in our compositions. Pick three major themes with maybe three points of evidence per theme to underscore the point and keep it powerful and brief.
2. Organization is key.
Arrange the points based on their relative strength. Start with the medium strength point, follow it with the weakest, and close with the strongest. That way, you leave them with your strongest argument, which appears even stronger when it follows on the heel of your weakest point.
3. Design your weakest point to make people think.
Your weakest theme should include either an 'ah-ha' or a 'ha-ha' moment.
4. Keep your take home message in mind.
5. Use open-ended questions.
6. Command the class.
You are the captain of the class. Command your troops. take charge. Keep on track. Ask questions that engage them and make them think, even if they don't say anything.
I love this clip. Start at 3:45 on the ticker to hear the five seconds that relate to this point.
1. Keep it to three major points.
Some of the greatest teachers used things in triplicate, and my teachers in High School stressed that in our compositions. Pick three major themes with maybe three points of evidence per theme to underscore the point and keep it powerful and brief.
2. Organization is key.
Arrange the points based on their relative strength. Start with the medium strength point, follow it with the weakest, and close with the strongest. That way, you leave them with your strongest argument, which appears even stronger when it follows on the heel of your weakest point.
3. Design your weakest point to make people think.
Your weakest theme should include either an 'ah-ha' or a 'ha-ha' moment.
4. Keep your take home message in mind.
5. Use open-ended questions.
6. Command the class.
You are the captain of the class. Command your troops. take charge. Keep on track. Ask questions that engage them and make them think, even if they don't say anything.
I love this clip. Start at 3:45 on the ticker to hear the five seconds that relate to this point.
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