2 sentences for 讲台 (jiǎng​tái — lectern)

1. 老师把课本放在讲台上。

   lǎo​shī bǎ kè​běn fàng zài jiǎng​tái shàng.

   The teacher put the textbook on the podium.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 牧师在讲台上向信徒宣读上帝的旨意。

   mù​shī zài jiǎng​tái shàng xiàng xìn​tú xuān​dú Shàng​dì de zhǐ​yì.

   The priest read God's will to the believers from the pulpit.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary