Lecturing

Jens Dørup,

Section for Health InformaticsUniversity of Aarhus, Denmark

http://www.hi.au.dk/jd

This presentation can be found athttp://www.intermed.dk/lecturing/lecturing.ppt

Inspiration & Acknowledgement

Peter Sigmund: Om foredrag. Drawings: Børge Meibom

Edward R. Tufte: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

William S. Cleveland: The Elements of Graphing data

Preparation

Why are you doing this lecture ?Why are you doing this lecture ? Who are you speaking to ?Who are you speaking to ? What is THE most important message ?What is THE most important message ? Finding materials and inspirationFinding materials and inspiration

Why prepare ?

A strategy for preparationA strategy for preparation Think of the student, not the textbookThink of the student, not the textbook

Write and correctWrite and correct Lecture for your selves, correctLecture for your selves, correct Lecture for your friend(s), correctLecture for your friend(s), correct Check the time, correct Check the time, correct Away with the manuscript !Away with the manuscript !

The research lecture

Time !

Børge Meibom

Practise in front of friends

Børge Meibom

Who are you talking to ?

Speak their languageSpeak their language Explain your selvesExplain your selves Dont talk down – Dont talk upDont talk down – Dont talk up

Yet another hopeful student

What a goodteacher !

I know that I knowmore thanyou know

I´m smartbut notthat smart

KnowledgeExperiencePower

I willworkhard !

Getting attention

Ask a Ask a questionquestion Look at the audienceLook at the audience Tell about a recent problemTell about a recent problem A joke A joke

(but don´t use your dress)(but don´t use your dress)

Attention

Choosing theRight dress

Børge Meibom

Why is this interesting ?

The level(s) of your voiceThe level(s) of your voice Sell itSell it Set contents in context Set contents in context

Tricks

SurpriceSurprice Ahaaa ! Ahaaa ! A nice pictureA nice picture Be kindBe kind We are in this togetherWe are in this together

The clear message

MaMaximum ofximum of 33 oror 44 pointspoints Define special wordDefine special word Use examples – analogiesUse examples – analogies

Børge Meibom

Børge Meibom

AV media: Be cautious !

Not meant be your memory listNot meant be your memory list Superfluous slidesSuperfluous slides Too muchToo much colorscolors / gimmics / gimmics RReed/grd/greeeenn VariationVariation Data ink / non Data ink Data ink / non Data ink (Tufte)(Tufte)

Avoid SuperfluityAvoid Superfluity Your slides are meant to support your ideas - not you.Your slides are meant to support your ideas - not you.

DonDon´́t read up the text on your slidest read up the text on your slides

The data on a graph are the reason for the existenceThe data on a graph are the reason for the existenceof a graph. It is too easy to forget this. There areof a graph. It is too easy to forget this. There aremany ways to obscure the data such as allowingmany ways to obscure the data such as allowingother elements of the graph to interfere with the dataother elements of the graph to interfere with the dataor not making the graphical elements encoding theor not making the graphical elements encoding thedata visually prominent.data visually prominent.

Spread several points on several slides. In stead ofSpread several points on several slides. In stead oftrying to put all your ideas down on one slide - decidetrying to put all your ideas down on one slide - decideupon which points are the most important andupon which points are the most important andreserve one slide for each point.reserve one slide for each point.

Make the data stand out.Make the data stand out.

These are two broad principles that guide the specificThese are two broad principles that guide the specificprinciples.principles.

Powerpoint : Tips & Tricks

Speak to the auditory – not to the Speak to the auditory – not to the computercomputer

Rehears PowerpointRehears Powerpoint Test installations in due timeTest installations in due time Make a printed backup of your slides Make a printed backup of your slides

on overheadson overheads

3 – 4 points

Select the most important conclusions Select the most important conclusions and build your lecture around themand build your lecture around them

PreparationPreparation

EngagementEngagement

ClarityClarity

3 – 4 points

Select the most important conclusions Select the most important conclusions and build your lecture around themand build your lecture around them

PreparationPreparation

EngagementEngagement

ClarityClarity

3 – 4 points

Select the most important conclusions Select the most important conclusions and build your lecture around themand build your lecture around them

PreparationPreparation EngagementEngagement ClarityClarity

Use graphs when needed

A clear graph can effectively convey a lot of information

Use Images

An image can say more than 1000 words.

Choose the image carefully(agreeing with all the 1000 words)

Thank you for your attention

Børge Meibom

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