Tips to Stay Focused while Attending Lectures

Attending lectures is a very prominent task in the life of students. It not only serves as the base to appear in examinations but help students in preparing for their examinations. They are able to grasp important information and subjective knowledge while attending lectures. Moreover, they have the great opportunity to clear all their doubts by attending lectures. In addition to this, you are able to polish your speaking skills via group discussions. But this is not same for all the students. Some find attending lectures a way to enhance their knowledge and skills while others find it more of a room to sleep. Many students find attending lectures way boring and dull task. They generally resist attending classes and prefer to bunk their lectures. Many times students find it difficult to focus on what is being told or taught in the class. Thus, it is very important to create an environment under which students do not get bore and stay focused while attending their lectures.

Under this article, we are going to discuss about various tips and tricks that will help you stay focused while you attend your lectures.

• Avoid using laptop- If you do not really need to note down what is being taught in the class, prefer not using the laptop. As you make use of laptops while attending lectures, it takes no time when you start surfing the internet for using face book or instagram. You get so involved in such websites that you never realize the loss you go through using such platforms. Thus. Avoiding the use of laptops in lecture halls will help you in staying focused and you will be able to grasp much more information.

• Go through the notes you made from previous class- Make it a habit to go through the notes you have prepared in your previous class before attending the next session of the same class. This will help you in being clear of the concept you studies earlier and you will be more interested to know what is coming next. Moreover, doing this you can also ask the teacher to clear your doubts with regard to previously studied concept if you face any while going through it. This will also help you in focusing more while attending the lecture because of your clarity of the concepts.

• Never leave your phone on the desk- Always take care that you do not leave your phone on the desk. If you have your phone on the desk while you attend lectures you may get distracted by the notifications you receive on your phone. If you see any notification on your phone screen you will be tempted to check it out in detail. This will eventually distract you from the concept being taught in the class. Moreover, your lecturer finds it really disrespectful if you check out your phone over and again while he/ she is delivering the lecture. Thus, it will be better to keep your phone in your pocket or bag while attending lectures.

• Try not to carry unnecessary distractions in your lecture hall- You might feel tempted to carry your Sudoku puzzle in your classroom and solve it on the class or you may want to carry those appealing fashion magazines in the classroom. These are the easiest way to distract you from you lecture and draw all your attention towards them. Thus, it is alright for you to not to bring them with you in your classroom. You will be able to focus on your lecture in a better way.

• Choose to sit on the front seat- Many students find it irritating or intimidating, but it is the best choice to sit on the front during the lecture. This actually helps a lot in focusing on the lecture. Students who sit on front seat are able to stay away from all the sources distractions and focus keenly on what the teacher is teaching in the class.

• Try not to miss the class- When you attend your lectures regularly you are able to stay updated with all the information that is being imparted in the classroom. This makes you feel content and you do not want to miss any coming session. In fact, you don’t even pay attention to the distractions that comes your way while you are busy attending lectures. When you start missing your classes you find nothing as interesting in your class and you eventually are not able to focus on what is being taught. Thus, it will be much better if you do not skip any class.

Staying focused while attending a lecture is very important as it ultimately helps the students in enhancing their skills as well as makes them score excellent grades. Students who keep a keen focus on what is being delivered in the classroom are seen coping with their examination stress in a very effective and efficient manner.

Thus, in order to stay focused while attending lectures you can follow the above mentioned tips and tricks and you will able to deal with distractions easily.