Delivering Effective Lectures: Lecture Skills Checklist

Lecture Skills Checklist

Presentation Skills

Preparation Skills

1.      Selected lecture methods in advance.  

2.      Prepared lecture notes in advance. 

3.      Prepared audiovisuals in advance.

4.       Planned effective techniques to introduce the lecture.

5.       Arranged room appropriately.

Verbal Presentation Skills

1.       Projected voice (changed pitch, tone and volume).

2.        Avoided fillers (e.g., “um,” “er,” “you know,” etc.).

3.        Used many examples.

4.        Provided praise and reinforcement.

5.       Accepted student ideas and suggestions.

6.       Used appropriate humor.

 Nonverbal Presentation Skills 

1.       Maintained eye contact. 

2.       Maintained positive facial expressions.

3.       Gestured with hands and arms.

4.       Maintained good posture.

5.       Moved around the room with energy.

6.       Followed lecture notes.

  Questioning Skills

1.       Asked questions at varying levels of difficulty

2.       Asked questions to group.

3.       Asked questions to individual students.

4.       Involved all students (if possible).

5.       Repeated student responses and questions.

6.       Provided positive reinforcement.

  Audiovisual Skills

Used presentation media correctly.

 Summarizing Skills 

1.       Asked for questions.

2.       Asked questions.

3.        Used media to review main points.

Society, Religion, Harmony and Politic

Social issues: is there any correlation between number of temples or mosques and number of population? for example look at Selangor state in Malaysia where high number of Muslim population have less number of mosque compared to Hindus and Buddhist and their temples.  This definitely involve a lot of issues such as territorial, racial, space, education, politic, understanding, environment, nature and future societies. Need some studies and analysis immediately.

World Class University (WCU): 1. University's leaders know what is world class university? 2. Is it enough by visiting top university in the world and come back telling people and condemn their own staff? 3. or they should come back and plan towards WCU? 4. What conflict do we have? Conflicts between professors who have WCU ideas and administrators, low quality students, inefficient and low skills supporting staff, lacking in basic facilities, leadership, public and politics?

Alumni contribution to the university is very imporant. At least develop confidence among good students to come to the university beside donation or fund raising.

Think of Effective Ways How to Deliver your Work daily.

Jobs Market and Employability of University's Graduates: The training direction should look forwards 5 to 10 years a head in terms of public life styles, technologies, services and trends. The graduates must aware what will be needed by the societies, industries and countries.

"Generation Y": generation gaps or the "X Generation" failed to follow the technology changes and development? Leaders must far ahead from the current technologies. cannot be newspaper culture (yesterdays news). Experts must be involved in the advisory team. Professors are always important!