3. C-R-E-A-T-E Limit class to a specific area within the subject matter being taught. Be a subject matter expert. Provide examples that bring clarity to the points. Watch, listen and pay attention to students. Adjust accordingly. Observe your gestures, eye contact, and your posture. Must convey confidence and poise. Be at ease, enjoy your students, and believe in what you are saying.

5. Remember to tune into the station of your student’s mind:WII-FM- What’s in it for me? MMFI-AM- Make me feel important about myself.

6. Powerful Motivation- 10 Basic Desires and Needs of Adult Learners.

7. Creating Motivational Circumstances

9. What makes up visual communication:Appearance. Facial Expressions. Body Language. Posture. Gestures.

11. Use the first 15 minutes of class to inform and excite your learners.Be enthusiastic! NEVER say you are sorry. Maintain eye contact. Tell them what the class will be like. Convey visual integrity. First impression is very important. Consider your voice quality. Articulate. Vary your pitch. Emphasis. Pace. Tone. Vocabulary.

13. After you create a powerful opening, you will need to present the core of the lesson.

14. Key: The structure must be logical, simple to follow, and relevant to the needs of the learners.

17. Key: The master educator will SUMMARIZE the general lesson and RESTATE the KEY POINTs.

18. The educator will then PRESENT a challenge for action or performance for the learners.

19. You may also use humor, quotes, poems, or anecdotes.

20. Another important element to the close is to identify the students’ understanding of the content. “Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” --Oliver Wendell Holmes

22. There are a number of ways transitions can be used effectively.Pause- Silence can be powerful. Incorporate Q&A- A brief Q&A period can be a great review. Physical Activity or Movement- This can be by the educator or students. Introduce Visual Aids. Change the Educational Aid. Redirect Attention- If the lesson gets side tracked from the original topic or point.

24. The educator must plan a change of pace within the lesson at no less than 20 minute intervals.

26. Help reveal the educator’s attitudes. This can be expressed by leaning in or out.

27. Lend emphasis. When making a point you can move around the room, clap hands or pound fist.Voice Attention Grabbers Energizers and Stress Relievers. Oral/Visual Switching

29. Put yourself in the place of the learner.

30. 93% of the questions that educators ask merely require a recall of knowledge or facts presented in the class. May not be effective.

31. MUST challenge the minds of the learner.

32. Plan questions in advance.

33. Direct questions to the entire class then to individual learners.

34. Do not interrupt.

35. There are 2 types of questioning:Low-Order Questioning- Encourages students to keep up with their work. Can be open or closed ended. High-Order Questioning- May lead to improved achievement for learners. Sometimes they are essay-type questions.

38. Always use positive reinforcement throughout the lesson.

39. This can be done verbally or through gestures.