1/ Last week, @ChrisDJackson dropped some serious 🔥tips on putting together the content of chalk talks. Check it out if you missed it ⬇️
Part 2 this wk will cover high yield delivery tips!
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2/ As a reminder, we are still covering teaching in the inpatient setting. Again, chalk talks are fair game both during or after rounds, depending on how much time you have available
3/ We will cover the following tips for chalk talk delivery in this week’s🧵:
4/ Prep a roadmap - When I was an intern, I was amazed @ residents & attendings who seemed to give talks on the spot. Later, I found out most had already planned & practiced beforehand!
Draft your final whiteboard product on paper, then bring it with you as a cheat sheet.
5/ Prep a roadmap - As an example: Last year I had a recurring chalk talk on how to do LPs before interns practiced on mannequins. The screenshot here is of a take home card by @AmandaKShep, provided to the learners after the session. I referred to it for my actual chalk talk
6/ Prep your space - Do you have the 🔑 components for a chalk talk?
✅Is there a board? If not, combine easel-sized post-it notes to create a makeshift “board”
✅Bring markers (Murphy’s law: the ones on the board are all dried up)
✅Arrange learners so all can see the board
7/ Pre-Scribe Your Talk - Block out the important parts of your talk before you even begin. This:
💥Helps you manage board space
💥Saves time
💥Draws interest
💥Primes learners on content & objectives
Example pre-scribed board from the prior LP talk 👇🏼
8/ Add Visual Interest - The strategies ⬇️ help increase organization of your chalk talk, highlight important points, and thus reduce cognitive load.
Makes it easier for learners to take away 🔑 learning points from your talk
9/ Add Visual Interest - See examples from @UW_DGIM educator extraordinaire Dr. Gaby Berger!
10/ Face Your Learners - One way to lose audience attention is turning your back to learners for seconds on end while writing on the board. Try to keep your chest @ an angle to your learners (panel D).
Tip: If R handed, stand to R of board. If L handed, stand to L of board
11/ Pass the Spotlight - The more learners manipulate content, the better it sticks.
With a larger group: pair learners & assign each pair a part of your talk to discuss on their own. Then invite them up to fill in the blanks and teach each other!
12/ REFLECT - Finally, at the end of your talk, take a photo of your board. Ask yourself and your learners these questions ⬇️ for feedback to make updates to your talk for next time.
13/ Go Virtual - For those teaching virtually, you can still do a chalk talk!
Let’s harken WAAAY back to the first #MedEdTwagTeam series where @GeoffStetson showed us how to do chalk talks on Zoom!
14/ Here again are some helpful references, including a book with sample chalk talks for internal medicine!
If you missed this last time, for a more in-depth review of chalk talk mechanics, check out @ryannelson’s thread:
15/ Do you have additional tips for leveling up the chalk talk?
16/ Join us again next Tuesday when @JenniferSpicer4 will discuss teaching with reflection
And don't forget to follow @ChrisDJacksonMD @GStetsonMD @MedEdTwagTeam to ensure you don't miss a thread!
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