The "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" Rule. Practice, Practice, Practice.
Be conversational; speak naturally; be yourself (or your best self).
- That self may be formal, "laid back," understated, or hyper. Use those traits; don't fight against them.
- Talk about the material; don't lecture about it. (Talking is easier if you don't read verbatim.)
Vary your pacing and voice.
- Gauge audience reaction, and
- Repeat critical points immediately if you sense the necessity.
- Use your voice to underline and italicize the important points.
- Pause before new points.
- Use transitional statements to move to the next idea.
Use gestures to emphasize points.
- Consider gestures to be a mirror of your voice.
- Adjust your gestures to the size of the room.
Look at the audience.
- Try to cover all parts of the room by dividing it into four quadrants.
- If direct eye contact makes you forget your place, try looking just over a student's head, or between two students (They won't see the difference).
Use language to create pictures.
- Use metaphors, analogies, and similes.
Observe the techniques of others.
- Try out in your own class techniques you admire in others.
- Like any skill, delivery is not innate, but must be learned
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