5 Tactics5 Tactics for

Charismatic & Influential TeachingTeaching

Common problems in teaching? In the classroom?

#1 Never stand Still

Effectiveness in

Communication depends on…

77%%Words

3838%%Tone of Voice

5555%%Body Language

Posture

Eye

Contact

Gestures!

#2 Start well

• Never ‘start the lesson’ right away

• Always do a set induction

• Connect with students first, then begin formal teaching

EXERCISE #1

#3 Observe States

EXERCISE #2

• State influences everything

• Be sensitive to your students’ states!

• Take steps to put your learners in a state which helps their learning

• What kinds of states do we want our students to be in during class?

• What causes unhelpful states?• How can we take steps to

improve the states of our students?

GROUPWORK!

#4 Employ Learner-Centered

Strategies

EXERCISE #3

Non-participation destroys attention

If they can explain the content, you

don’t have to!

Encourage teamwork

Promote diversity in perspectives and styles

Initiate ‘search’ processes

Let them create something

#5 Tell Stories

• Always be ready to tell one (or two)

• It doesn’t matter if the story is unrelated to the lesson!

• Stories are vehicles of meaning which trigger emotions, therefore changing states