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Techniques Of The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

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In Randy Pausch’s, The Last Lecture about achieving your childhood dreams, he uses many techniques of an effective lecture. To begin with, his lecture is very well planned. Pausch does not look down and read notecards about his topic and is very confident about what he speaks about. You can tell by his posture and his emphasis on words, he is very passionate about the message he is delivering. He also used visual techniques by bringing in real-life objects that went along with his speech. One of the items he brought in was bears that he won at carnivals throughout his years. He used the bears and carnival games as a way of showing that no matter how hard the task is and how unfair it may seem, keep your eye on the prize and do not give up.

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