Tips to make your class interesting

Well preparation

It is determined that well-preparation offers tutor confidence and successful online class. Before joining the class, a tutor is required to prepare a technology device with a strong internet connection, an available microphone and a camera for the class. In addition, make sure the resource is organized and the syllabus is available. As a consequence, students will have the chance to absorb fluent communication as well as knowledge transformation.

Body language and tone

Words have the potential to uplift even the lowest of lows or bring down the greatest of highs. However, it is determined that our body language has a much greater impact. Besides verbally communicating, the tutor can use nonverbal indicators of the student, including head nods, smiles, frowns, closed postures, head tilts, raised hands, and frantic pacing. In addition, students will remain attentive and intrigued if the tutor slightly exaggerated facial emotions and voice tone. In a teaching situation, good body language and tone may inspire, engage, and encourage students.

Engaging questions

One strategy to make your online class more interesting and interactive is providing opportunities for the student to interact. For instance, if the tutor is informing students about the vocabulary of food, the tutor can ask about the student's personal information such as “What is your favorite food?" or "What do you usually have for breakfast?". These conversations offer the tutor the chance to connect with your students over common interests and experiences, which will make the class more interesting and familiar for the students.

Activities

Tutor can make the class more fascinating, enjoyable, and exciting by using different games, and activities such as Finding the differences between pictures, Singing, Reading short stories, etc. For instance, creating short tests like the quarters in a football game rather than giving a long lecture in which the tutor speaks and the students listen. Or, the tutor might compile a scoreboard at the end of the week to determine the weekly and monthly student’s wishes such as watching one video per class. This simple action will increase student’s engagement. Because they learn better when they are more involved.

Small Stories

Small stories related to the lesson’s topic will make the classes more interesting. Students are usually inspired to share their own stories after listening to the tutor's ones. Subsequently, you can provide some pieces of story about your personal experience or create them yourself to create an engaging environment. In other words, the tutor gives your students chances to share their opinions and thoughts, while also implying the vocabulary learned in class to real-life cases. In conclusion, trying to make classes more familiar by engaging students in expressing their ideas is one of the keys to interesting classes.