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[0] 10 [Tip] Memorize your talk [Don’t] No one wants a paper-trained professor. Lose the paper, get to know your material, and speak from the heart. Remember every time you present you have the chance to excite and inspire. That doesn’t happen when you are latching onto to a piece of paper. Don’t hide behind the paper. Know your talk and speak to your audience. [Do] 
This is definitely one of the most challenging and fun parts of lecturing to students. If you forget what you were going to say, freestyle into something more interesting. Know your topic and practice, but leave some room for that in-the-moment energy.
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 10 Do’s and don’ts to using PowerPoint to deliver lectures that don’t suck
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