GIVING A TUTORIAL ACADEMIC ENGLISH II

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GIVING A TUTORIAL ACADEMIC ENGLISH II
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TUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT

• You will learn how to
• Plan a tutorial
• Prepare a tutorial
• Practice a tutorial
• Present a tutorial
• Participate in the tutorial

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WHAT IS A TUTORIAL?

• A tutorial is a document, presentation, software,
  or other media designed for the purpose of
  instruction for any of a wide variety of tasks
  and is often designed to complement lectures.

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Goal of this Tutorial

• Learn the Four Ps of giving tutorials
• Plan
• Prepare
• Practice
• Present

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• REMEMBER!!

PREPARE
PRACTICE
PRESENT
PLAN
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Plan the Tutorial

• Research the topic
• Become an expert
• Know your audience
• Make a list of key ideas
• Sequence them to tell a story

PLAN
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The Plan

• You are the manager for Samson
• who has just recorded a music cd.
• How will you promote it?
• Generate 3 ideas
• Write an introductory sentence for
• what you will say

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Allocate Your Time
PREPARE

• Allow ½ - 1 minute for your introduction
• Allow 2-3 minutes to give your supporting
• information
• Give ½ - 1 minute to your conclusion/
• summary
• Be prepared for possible questions

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Prepare Your Notes

• Begin with a strong statement to gain attention
• Arrange your ideas so that they tell a story
• Make note cards from which to speak
• You may want to color code them so that you
• will be able to reference them quickly.
• Include only what youll talk about
• If you have audio visuals, you need to have
• them on your laptop
• Review your main points in the conclusion.

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Use Short Bullet Items

• It is not necessary to write everything youre
  going to say. In fact, its distracting because
  the audience will
• become bored if you read.
• Write enough to remind you of what you intend to
  say.

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PREPARE

• A GREAT PRESENTATION IS ONE WHICH
• Interests your audience and
• Gets them involved
• One week before the tutorial you should
• give a copy of the reading list to members
• of your group.

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PREPARE

• Two weeks before-
• Give the reading list to your lecturer.
• Supporting documentation, e.g., outlines, graphs,
  diagrams and/or tutorial papers should be
  prepared
• for group members in advance

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PREPARE

• Each person in the group choose
• a different 1 of the 3 ideas you
• suggested earlier
• AND
• Write at least 5 things you might say about the
  idea

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MAKE EYE CONTACT
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Practice the Talk

• Find friends to critique you.
• Videotape yourself.
• Time the talk!

PRACTICE
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PRACTICE

• Practice discussing the development
• of your ideas within your group
• Ask questions of your group if you
• dont understand them
• Ask them how you could improve

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Present the Tutorial Beginning

• Dont be nervous!
• See the room in advance.
• Memorize the first sentence.
• Speak slowly.
• Make your main idea clear.
• Dont start with a joke.

PRESENT
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Present the Tutorial The Middle

• Keep your main points in mind.
• Use a little body language.
• Talk about everything you mentioned
• in your introduction.
• Dont read.
• Reference your audio visuals occasionally.

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PRESENT

• I NEED ONE VOLUNTEER TO GIVE THE INTRODUCTORY
  SENTENCE AND IDEAS OF ALL THREE GROUP MEMBERS.

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Present the Tutorial Taking Questions

• Do you want interruptions? Questions at the end?
  Make your plans clear.
• Ask for questions at critical junctures.
• I dont know is a reasonable answer.
• Defer long discussions.
• Thank obstructionists for interesting points to
  think about and continue.

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Present the Tutorial Ending

• Review your main points
• End on time!
• Ask for questions.
• Dont thank the audience.

PREPARE
PRACTICE
PRESENT
PLAN
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SPECIAL REMINDERS

• Your tutorial presentation should last
• from 5-8 minutes
• Research your topic and know it well
• Do not exceed the allotted time.
• Be prepared for questions.
• Remember that you must submit your
• notes to the lecturer after you present

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ATTENTION!!

• PREPARATION
• PREVENTS
• PITIFULLLY
• POOR
• PERFORMANCE

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REMEMBER!!

PREPARE
PRACTICE
PRESENT
PLAN