Presenting at Conferences, Seminars and Meetings

Drawing on his own experience as a lecturer and researcher in biology, Shephard offers advice to academics in any discipline and at any level who are planning to make a public presentation of their work or ideas. The key elements, he says, are being knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the topic, being able to communication clearly, and teaching the audience but not in a conventional way. He addresses a variety of settings, describes the role of videoconferencing and the web-cast and audio-visual aids of many kinds, and suggests how to avoid disasters, and what to do when disasters occur. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR