Delivering Effective Lectures. Sullivan, RL & McIntosh, N. Sections include: characteristics of the lecture method; planning interactive lectures; presenting interactive lectures; and evaluating lectures. Includes references and a lecture skills checklist.. HTML version.

Designing Smart Lectures. University of Minnesota - Center for Teaching and Learning. A tutorial designed to help faculty plan and provide lectures that engage students actively and creatively. Includes two video mini-workshops and text-based guidance on Planning, Delivering, and Evaluating Lectures. Provides a good bibliography of related print and online resources.

Dynamic Lectures. Madigan Army Medical Center - Faculty Development Resource Center. Outlines the essential preparation steps and organizational elements of a formal presentation, provides a useful comparison of common audiovisual aids (including tips for their use) and discusses the principles of effective speaking.

Effective Classroom Communication and Presentation Skills. University of Delaware - Center for Teaching Effectiveness. Covers establishing credibility, organizing your lecture, making transitions, and using visual aids.

Giving Lectures That Are Easy to Outline ( Section Seven). Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence. Discusses the following strategies: letting students know what you're going to discuss and why; writing an outline on the blackboard before you begin; giving students a list of questions; outlining your lecture on the blackboard as it develops; structuring a lecture as you would a journal article; using 'closed lists' whenever possible in your lectures; organizing your lectures into 10-minute segments; scheduling a break if your class exceeds one hour; and paying attention to your boardwork.

IDEA Papers - Improving Lectures (No. 14). Kansas State University. Covers strengths and weaknesses of the lecture approach and provides 27 tips organized into the following topical areas: preparation and organization; presentation and clarity; stimulation and interest; and feedback and interaction. Includes a reference list.

Improving Your Lecturing. University of Illinois - Division of Instructional Development. Topics include: advantages and disadvantages of the lecture method; suggestions for effective lecture preparation and delivery; practical suggestions for using visual instructional aids; methods for assessing lecturing skills; suggestions for interpreting collected assessments; and references for further reading.

Lectures: Organizing Them and Making Them Interesting. University of Oklahoma - Instructional Development Program. Provides guidelines cover lecture organization and methods to make the lecture interesting, including breaking up the lecture; using paraphernalia; using narratives; using illustrations and analogies and using audio/visual aids. Includes an appendix describing several enhanced lecture formats.

Lecturing. Indiana University - Teaching Handbook. Covers preparing the lecture (planning a lecture; analyzing the audience; generating an outline; choosing examples; choosing learning activities; reviewing the materials), and provides several tips for effective delivery.

Lecturing. McInnis, C.. Good lectures are well organised, and presented clearly and enthusiastically. Lectures are a problem when they are the only teaching method used and when the students are encouraged to be passive.

Lecturing Effectively. Florida State University. Chapter 7 in Instruction at FSU: A Guide to Teaching & Learning Practices. Covers appropriate uses of lecture, active lecturing, organizing the lecture, elements of delivery, improving your lecture skills via microteaching. Includes a useful lecture observation form. PDF file.

Notes on Lecturing. Race, P. Topics include: sorting out the context; getting your act together; planning your first lecture; preparing your support materials; adding polish to your plans; getting off to a good (prompt) start; pointing your students in the right direction; keeping an eye on how it's going; keeping your students busy; getting students to ask questions; and coming towards an end. From the University of Durham, UK

Presentation Skills for Teachers. University of Queensland - Teaching and Educational Development Institute. A brief flyer that discusses the following key presentation skills for teachers: Variety, Audibility, Pace, Pitch, Articulation, Emphasis, Pause, Energy and Enthusiasm, Eye Contact, Gestures and Movement, Stance, Confidence, and Use of Notes.

Suggestions for Effective Lecture Preparation and Delivery. University of Minnesota - Center for Teaching and Learning. Provides a brief listing of suggestions for effective lecture preparation and delivery, arranged under one of three phases of a lecture-the introduction, the body, and the closing.

Teaching and Persuasive Communication. Brown University - Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. A comprehensive overview of the communication skills related to public speaking, including the kinds of rhetorical options available to convey your meaning. Includes fundamental principles of communication; organizing ideas and supporting evidence; selecting audiovisual aids; using a test audience and assess their feedback; what to do just prior to the presentation; answering questions; and coping with unforeseen events.

Teaching by lecture. Hulse, S.F.. Provides useful guidelines for improving the planning and delivery of lectures. Topics include: Use the lecture format appropriately; Teach only as much as can fit comfortably into the time allotted; Every lecture should have a beginning and an ending; Dont be a bore; Know your subject well, but teach it like you just learned it; Provide frequent opportunities for questions. Previously published in Radiologic Technology, 60, 335-337, 1989.

Tools for Teaching - Delivering a Lecture. Davis. BG. From Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis; Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, 1993. Major topics include general strategies, opening a lecture, capturing students' interest, mastering delivery techniques, closing a lecture, and improving your lecture style.