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

Aarabi, Parham

ISBN 10: 0521876109 / ISBN 13: 9780521876100

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007

Seller Inventory # 117523

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author: Parham Aarabi is the founder and director of the Artificial Perception Laboratory at the University of Toronto. He has won many awards for teaching, including the IEEE Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award, an international award given for 'inspirational classroom instruction', in 2004.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Art of Lecturing: A Practical Guide to ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good