How to Prepare and Give a Lecture

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How to Prepare and Give a Lecture

• Chapter 14

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Key Concepts

• Lecture planning
• Lecture circumstances
• Lecture structure

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What a Lecture is and is not

• A Lecture is not a speaker droning on while the
  audience nods.

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What a Lecture is and is not

• A Lecture is a dynamic learning process
  requiring audience participation and exciting
  visuals.

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The Structure

• Theory Session structure
• E Explanation
• A Activity
• S Summary
• Lecture structure
• EAS becomes ES
• Two step segment explanation and summary
• Enables you to pack more information into the
  time available.

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Preparing a Lecture

• The introduction
• Same basic guidelines as when you planning for
  the theory session
• Try to interest the trainees
• Orient the trainees
• Motivate the trainees
• Preview the information covered in the lecture

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• The body
• Divide the body into logical two-step segments
• Accompany each segment with visual aids
• Getting trainee participation
• Use a question-and-answer period
• Ask for examples from the trainees
• Have trainees fill out questionnaires before the
  training
• Implement plenty of examples with which the
  audience can identify

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• The conclusion
• Review the main items of the lecture
• Motivate the trainees to use and/or understand
  the content of the lecture
• Preview for future sessions and provide a link
  with them
• Leave the trainees in no doubt that you have
  finished the lecture

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• The session plan
• Based on the principles of accident prevention
• Based on the assumption that the lecture has good
  knowledge of the subject

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When Should You Use a Lecture

• Lecture is most useful when you are presenting
  facts, information, or opinions in an organized
  manner and when trainees activities are not
  essential.
• A large population of trainees (more than 20) is
  available for training.

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• Trainees are motivated and mature.
• When trainees are motivated and mature, they will
  often learn information and ideas as readily from
  lecture as from other formats.
• Less mature trainees, however, tend to learn
  better with more active or more individualized
  formats.

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Advantages Disadvantages

• Advantages
• Low cost.
• Familiarity. Most adults have been taught using
  this method and, therefore, are familiar with it.
• Ease of administration.
• Directness and clarity (if well done).
• Time conserving
• Orderly presentation of information
• Accommodating to a large audience

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• Disadvantages
• Basically creates a one-way communication
• May result in passive learners who do not have
  the opportunity to clarify material
• Insensitive to individual differences
• Does not provide immediate feedback to learner
• Can be dull or boring
• Lacks group activities
• Effects on audience are not easily determined
• Requires speaking ability
• Most people are not auditory learners and are
  easily distracted unless visual aids are utilized

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Summary

• Lecture is not a speech. It must be researched,
  planned, and shaped to the session objectives.
• Lecture structure ES
• Advantages
• Disadvantages