The Art of Lecturing
A Practical Guide to Successful University Lectures and Business Presentations

An accessible, example-based guide to effective strategies for successful academic and business lectures.

Parham Aarabi (Author)

9780521703529, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 6 September 2007

170 pages
22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.26 kg

This simple and clear guide to lecturing is an example-based account of effective strategies for exciting and successful lectures for academic and business lecturers. From the lecturing mindset, combating fear and nervousness, to lecturing tricks and tactics, this book discusses a wide array of practical ideas that may surprise and help even the most experienced public speakers and lecturers. The author provides unique insights into lecturing for twenty-first century audiences, based on his academic and non-academic lecturing experiences at the University of Toronto and Stanford University; experiences which have resulted in numerous institutional, provincial, and international teaching and lecturing awards. Further resources for this title, including lecture slides and videos of presentations and lectures, are available online from www.cambridge.org/9780521876100.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The lecturing mindset
3. Old school basics
4. General lecturing principles
5. At the beginning of the lecture
6. Things you should be aware of during the lecture
7. Effective tools/tricks to energize your lecture
8. Common mistakes that turn good lectures into disasters
9. At the end of the lecture
10. The art of academic lecturing
11. Making lectures come to life through labs
12. Lecturing in non-academic contexts
13. The mechanics of professional presentations
14. Final words
Appendix
References
About the author
Index.

Subject Areas: Science: general issues [PD], Management: leadership & motivation [KJMB], Business studies: general [KJB], Business & management [KJ]