Expert Technical Lecture
People who deliver expert lecture are typically experts in a given area who are invited to
speak at a conference, convention, banquet, meeting, or other kind of event for the
purpose of setting a specific tone for the occasion.
An Expert technical lecture is given by someone who is prominent in the field, but it
might be someone from a related field, or with interesting experience in industry.
The invited expert speaker usually gets a longer slot than for a normal presentation, and
might also be invited to submit a companion paper.
When you give an expert lecture, you are setting the tone and mood for an event,
program, or conference. A technical lecture is inspirational and unifying for its audience.
Giving a technical lecture is a major responsibility, but when done well, it can make the
audience feel empowered and excited.
To write a good expert technical lecture, you should start by identifying the purpose and
audience. Then, you can construct a speech that is entertaining and well structured.
Always polish the speech so it is at its best before you present it.
Theme clarity
An expert speaker main purpose is to emphasize the lecture’s main idea or theme. In
expert technical lecture, the word technical refers to the principal and underlying theme
of the larger idea. This speaker should be able to capture the essence of the theme and be
able to highlight it to the audience in a short period of time.
1. EXPOSITION OF THE THEME
If you’re a beginner, you’re probably given an indication of what the theme of your
technical lecture should be. You should have some serious planning to do regarding the
theme of your lecture.
There are three basic types of lectures: educational, motivational and entertaining. But
porpose of technical lecture is educational which you want to accomplish, therefore
remember that you’re going there to offer value to your audience, not to brag about who
you are, what you’ve done or how much you like yourself.
Select a core message that you want to convey, based on your theme. Make sure that
it contains:
Clarity: Aim to express your core message in a single sentence. If you cannot do
this, you need more clarity.
Passion: Your core message must be something you believe in.
Knowledge: What do you know about this core message? Can you draw stories
from personal experience? Have you researched the topic?
2. Do Your Research
If you've been asked to give a EXPERT LECTURE, there's a good chance that you're
already quite familiar with your topic. But don't take that knowledge for granted. Double-
check your facts. Also, look for recent developments and include any relevant updates to
your material. Pay special attention to information that'll be useful to your listeners.
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
1. CRETAE A LECTURE OUTLINE:
This is the first step in our lecture preparation. Structuring your ideas is essential to both
the delivery and the design of your lecture.
An outline is a blueprint for your lecture. That means:
It highlights the key logical elements. i.e. what points are being made to logically
support the core message?
It highlights the key structural elements. e.g. introduction, body, conclusion,
stories, high-level concepts.
It links these elements together in a sequence, perhaps allocating very rough
timings.
It can also map out the transitions between elements, although this may be deferred
to a later stage of preparation.
Technical lecture generally have one area of focus instead of multiple ones, such
that the focus does not sway from one foothold to other.. This is the meaty area
which will contain all details about your work, graphs, statistics, pictorial
representations and analysis of data. A logical build is necessary in this segment to
provide your lecture with a definite shape. Conclusion, on the other hand, will re-
engage the attention of your audience who has wandered off by the meaty stuff.
Research problems, your own devised solutions, covering your key focus areas
once more, and leaving with a ‘take away’ note must be included in conclusion.
2. Organization
Split the analysis into parts into three parts. It's tough to tackle a 30-minute
lecture, but by splitting it into three sections of 10 minutes each. You could
spend 15 minutes describing a problem. 10 minutes on discussion and findings
and five minutes on the solution. If your speech is nothing but statistics, the
audience may turn on you. Any sort of repetition must have a purpose. Too
much of a good thing turns bad. An expert technical lecture should have a
variety: stories about real people, examples from history, metaphors, interesting
numbers, new ideas, and other exciting moments to keep the audience engaged.
3. Give illustrations and visuals
Use visual elements to illustrate your ideas. Graphs and charts can help show
relationships, comparisons, and change. Make sure to use these visual graphics to
enhance your message and increase understanding. Too much of anything can lead to
over stimulating your audience and losing their attention.
The relationships between the colors you’re using are also important. Limit the use of
color to 2 to 4 colors/shades. Use colors that will stand out and will be easy on the eyes
(dark backgrounds and light text is a good case practice.)
