Become a successful lecturer who can excite your audience

PURPOSE

Imagine that you had to teach you audience something new, and excite them to actually use the knowledge and skills in practice, because you know that this will help to them work more efficiently, achieve better results, and cooperate more closely. What do you need to become a good lecturer? How do you motivate people and convince them that they should use your recommendations, instructions, know-how and skills because it is to their benefit?

Imagine yourself organising a short seminar or a workshop. How can you make sure that the audience will actively participate in it? Perhaps you would like to become a competent moderator sailing effortlessly through seminars and similar events? What moderation tools and teaching methods will help you?  

Or think about this one – presenting business results in a meeting, informing your audience about your work and achievements. How do you decide what to include and what to leave out? And how do you present useful information in an interesting way?

CONTENT

1. 1. COMMUNICATION MODEL

• The five communication levels all lecturers should know (content level, relations level, process level, situation level and personality level).
• Developing group dynamics.
• Motivating the audience, enhancing their knowledge and memory.
• Methods and techniques of reinforcing your presence (charisma).

1. 2. LECTURER’S ROLE AND IDENTITY

• A good lecturer is a skilled presenter, moderator, motivator, and supervisor                                The meaning of each role; when and how to use them.

1. 3. LANGUAGE ELEMENTS – LECTURER’S WORD POWER

• Designing content (language):
  • Concretisation instead of generalisation,
  • Inductive introduction,
  • Process words, associated state,
  • Loose language vs concrete language,
  • Universalities,
  • Developing speech fluency and coherence,
  • Maximum motivation through presentation (reframing, searching for internal resources, modelling, etc.),
  • Being clear, concise, interesting, and dynamic.
• Considering adult teaching methods for building knowledge, enhancing memory, and boosting motivation.

1. 4. PRESENTING NEW INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE

• The three typical styles:
  • Chain lecture,
  • Hierarchical lecture,
  • Problem-oriented lecture.
• The 4MAT system:
  • Different learning styles and learning types,
  • Approaching different learning types,
  • Building lectures while considering a natural and systematic learning path which leads to long-lasting knowledge.

1. 5. MODERATION TECHNIQUES AND TEACHING METHODS

• Brainstorming,
• Ideas charger
• Atmosphere barometer,
• Measure catalogue,
• Pair work, trio work,
• Traffic light exercises,
• Ghost exercises,
• Merry-go-round,
• Barefoot video,
• Designing exercises,
• Structuring exercises.
• Which exercises to start with and why?

       6. TEACHING AIDS

• What makes good visualisation?
• When to use visualisation?
• Which forms of outer visualisation to employ?
• Main disadvantages of visualisation.
• Achieving efficient inner and outer visualisations.

      7. DEALING WITH PROBLEMATIC PARTICIPANTS

• Handling the ‘rowdy bunch’.
• Using the right strategies and techniques.
• Adopting an assertive approach to difficult (i.e., unmotivated, conflicting, aggressive, slow, etc.) participants.
• Employing the right communication tools.
• Avoiding the instinctive waist, i.e., avoiding wrong reactions and wrong approach.
• Building cooperative rather than conflicting/authoritarian relations.

GOALS – Benefits for participants

• You will learn to structure the content and integrate it into an efficient lecture.
• You will find ways to establish and maintain contact with the audience.
• You will know how to speak clearly while remaining interesting and dynamic.
• You will learn to deliver new information in an interesting and efficient way.
• You will be able to deliver both informational and persuasive presentations.
• You will reinforce your presence and enhance your charisma.
• You will find ways to motivate participants and help them to enhance their knowledge and memory.
• You will learn to develop group dynamics.

WORKSHOP

The workshop is organised in person or on-line using various platforms (Zoom, MS Teams). The number of hours per meeting is determined by agreement with the customer.

WORK METHOD

Workshops and training sessions consist of: short input sessions, discussions, individual, pair, and group work.

The techniques I employ aim to encourage participants to immediately apply what they have learned to their daily routine.

DURATION

Our basic programmes comprise 16 academic hours, while shorter programmes last 8 academic hours (these programmes involve fewer exercises and practical examples). We recommend a minimum of 24 academic hours if you seek to train your employees thoroughly.

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

The recommended number of participants per workshop is 20; and 10 per training. The client may, of course, opt for a larger number of participants. In this case, a training session becomes a workshop, and a workshop becomes a seminar/lecture (over 25 participants).

PRICE

The prices of workshops, training sessions, seminars/lectures depend on their duration, the number of participants, and additional preparation time (i.e., analysing participants’ level of proficiency, designing customised solutions, etc.). The final price is always agreed upon in advance with the client.