What are some things I can try to improve my vocal presentation in class?
• Think about how you emphasize things in normal conversation. Do the same thing in your lecture. If you get louder when you talk about important things, get louder. If you enunciate more crisply, do that. • Lecture to the people in the back row. • “Telegraph” the importance of a topic by warning your students that it will important to them in the future. For example say, “I am about to tell you the most important element of this problem. If you take anything home with you today, I want it to be this.” • After you say something crucial, stop and say it again. Example: “Contrary to what you might expect, you have to measure this lengthwise. (Pause) You have to measure it lengthwise.” • After you cover an important topic, stop and check in with how it was received. Say: “This is piece is very important to understand things later. I want to stop a minute and check in to see how well I got it across. Could I have done it better?” • Monitor the time you spend talking about a topic. Spend th
