Let’s pause for a second.
And take stock of where you are.
Up to this point, you’ve been building the foundations.
Not slides.
Not activities.
Not “fun moments”.
The structure that makes everything else work.
Here’s what you have now.
1. From a vague topic to a real audience
You started with something blurry:
a topic you’re supposed to teach.
But instead of jumping into content,
you anchored it to an Audience Profile.
Who’s in the room.
What they already know.
What they care about.
What they struggle with.
That alone changes everything.
2. From topic to sharp Learning Outcomes
Then you did the hard (and necessary) move:
you turned that topic into a small set of sharp Learning Outcomes.
Not themes.
Not intentions.
Actual takeaways.
Each outcome was then expanded into a short outline:
a few supporting ideas, arguments, or examples.
Just enough to hold the thought.
Not enough to drown it.
3. From ideas to time that actually works
Next, reality entered the room.
You took your available time
and broke it into Schedule Chunks.
With real breaks.
Good breaks.
Sacred breaks.
Then you smashed the outline and the schedule together.
And when it felt tight?
You rearranged.
You cut.
You tried a different order.
Because rushing later is worse than cutting now.
4. From content to teaching formats
Then you stepped back from what you teach
and looked at how you teach.
You got familiar with the five essential formats:
Lectures
Small group & pair discussions
“Try it now” practice
Scenario challenges
Q&A
Not as gimmicks.
As tools.
Each with a purpose.
Each with limits.
Where this leaves you
At this point, something important has shifted.
You’re no longer guessing.
You’re no longer improvising the structure.
You have:
Clear Learning Outcomes
A realistic schedule
A solid skeleton
A set of formats you can deliberately choose from
Which means you’re ready for the next thing.
The exciting part.
The exercises.
The moments where people stop listening
and start thinking, doing, deciding.
That’s where we go next.
Thank you.
And Free Palestine.