FTW @ NITK, Surathkal 2011

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DYS PREACHERS

Introduction :-
      In Introduction we can tell “what is going to be told”.
       Revise the previous sessions atleast names of others sessions & small intro of last session

 We can start with “story”, a quote, a question … to catch the attention of the audience.
       Don’t say that it’s a life changing experience.

       LITTLE SMILE DOES WONDERS

Maitaining interest :-
       Give time for audience to understand .
       Check the pulse of audience by checking whether they have understood or not .

       In stories details are very important .

       Some things can be come out of their mouth .(if they think deeply they come to understand ).

       Too much reading of slides is not good .

       Have control over the audience like give choice and select the person who has to read.

       When we ask people to read something there must be some purpose behind that .

       We should not show the people their ignorance.

       when we ask question we can ask ourselves how it is related to the aim .

       When talking of stress go to their level & say so that they can relate.

       Don’t involve audience too much else we will get distracted from the objectives of the sessions.

       Ask that person who is disturbing to read the slide …

       Asking question is the best criteria to bring the audience to the same platform .

Conclusion :-
       Conclude in a punching way for the audience to carry some thing with them .
       If you can’t cover some thing put them in conclusion & people will carry home without a question.

Flow :-
 Some thing you have promised to explain you have to come back again.
Coverage :-
   The most vital things we have to explain cutting short the other thing if required.
 If you can’t cover some thing put them in conclusion & people will carry home without a question.
 BEST IS TO KEEP ALL SLIDES AND SPEAK LITTLE ABOUT EVERYTHING .
Precision (time management ):-
 Put a watch
     

       Plan out your lesson times & total time spent in each lesson eg)  first point takes this much time &
second point takes this a most imp lesson …
       In 3 session Predictions of vedas must not be given the whole time .
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       USE THE CONCLUSION TO FEED BACK & CONCLUSION IN CASE IF You MISS FEED BACK
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       PLAN WELL BEFORE WHERE I CAN CUT DOWN .

Facing the audience :-

       first give presentation to your mind & then to other person & then to the FY students
       AVOID “YOU” IN THE SESSIONS .USE I OR WE; for difficult to digest points.

       Appreciate the student for reading the slides.

       When they tell the meaning of the verse eg) “ahara nidra bhaya ……..” ; they get confidence .

Compiles from the notes of senior devotees by Amala Mahaprabhu Das

 FTW @ NITK, Surathkal 2011
       At the start let them hear and then later involve them …

       NOW WE Are COMING TO A WONDERFUL SLIDE ,INFORMATIVE SLIDE.

       DON’T USE THE WORDS NEXT ANOLOGY BUT USE THE JUST LIKE

       LITTLE SMILE DOES WONDERS

       GRACE FULLY GIVE CONTROL TO AUDIENCE(CAN SOME BODY READ IT ) &
RESPECTIFULLY TAKE IT BACK (WHAT A WONDERFUL POINT ).
       Shouldn’t see only into the laptop .

       Can ask wheteher one has understand the answer for question.

       Appreciate for Practical things like “you are an iitian/nitian” & “you are intelligent” .

       Soft voice will penetrate the message into the hearts

       Soft voice with a command over the audience in the mode of teaching .

       Move the hands .

       65 % of the things can be effectively presented to the audience by the body language .

       Modulation in the tone must be there.

Question & answers :-

       We should answer in brief if the question is of related to other sessions & later we can personally meet
them .
      We can avoid the eloberate discussions & can say we can talk later .
      Ask question and rise interest .
       Take one question at a time and answer it properly and take another .

       If question about reading vedas Speak about Bhagavad Gita .

       Don’t make a conversation between two people otherwise others feel they are neglected .so
summerize the question & then answer
PHILOSOPHY:-
 Always avoid “moon landing” and similar controversial issues.
 Recite the verse so that people get faith on the vedas & Don’t give big philosophy.
 How to include god give Srila prabhupada anology of including god is like putting 1 before 0’s. & concentric
circles.
 If any person says from movies etc break his logic and carry on w/o giving importance to the point.
 They cant concieve the happiness in spiritual world & Krishna consiousness but they should be made
understand it logically that material world is a place of misery .see logically they understand at their level don’t
go to higher levels .
 We need not tell we are the only bonafide authorities but make it clearly that to get knowledge we have to
accept a bonafide authority .
 We cannot impose things on the people .
 Avoid things like – “MUSLIM CANNOT GIVE LOVE OF GOD.”
 5th session means liquid beauty story must be there.
 GIVE SIMPLE EXAMPLES RATHER THAN COMPLEX .
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:-
 We have to be clear what we want audience to carry back to home .

One thing to help presentation .(before talking we can know what we want to convey )
 Aim of the class : what teacher wants to achieve
 Objectives of the class. : what students will be able to do at the end of the class.
 Session 1234 Are NOT CONTROVERSIAL BUT 56 Are CONTROVERSIAL.
 We may give good presentation but if aims & objectives are not covered properly then???
Compiles from the notes of senior devotees by Amala Mahaprabhu Das