Thread by @YihanYangMD

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!

#MedEd #MedTwitter #MedEdTwagTeam #TweetorialTuesday

https://twitter.com/ChrisDJacksonMD/status/1541865670614433799

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!

https://twitter.com/GStetsonMD/status/1280551901092892674

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:

https://twitter.com/RyanENelsonMD/status/1504155600099237891

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

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