My teaching experience with college students has shaped my fourfold approach to guaranteeing the success of my lectures.
- Thorough preparation
- Clear, straightforward structure of my presentations
- Lively delivery and humor are half the battle
- Attuned to the audience’s mood and needs
All lectures are based on PowerPoint presentations, enriched with animations and accompanied by music or videoclips, whenever suitable.
Depending on the subject, they last 45 to 50 minutes. Afterwards, I make time for questions and answers.
Cost: upon request
My current lecture repertoire includes:
A Journey through Austria’s History
A historical cruise starting out 1,000 years ago, focusing on 640 years of Habsburg rule and on the most decisive developments throughout the ages, which have left their impact on the Austrians through to the present day.
The Habsburg Dynasty in Vienna
An architectural, cultural, and musical journey through the ages; the Habsburgs left a magnificent legacy in Vienna and the city’s fate was closely interlinked with theirs.
Maria Theresa, a Woman Shaping European Politics
A biographical lecture about the Habsburg’s only female ruler, broaching her extremely difficult beginnings on the throne and her role as a European power politician and a mother of 16.
Maria Theresa, Contemporary Role Model & National Icon
Looks at Her Majesty’s political leadership skills and personal lifestyle, discussing what the 21st century individual can learn from her. Austrians from all walks of life confirm her status as a national icon.
Franz Joseph I of Austria & Empress Elisabeth
The Habsburg’s celebrity couple. While Franz Joseph struggled to keep his multi-national Empire together, his dearest Angel Sisi (Elisabeth) developed a rather unconventional lifestyle of her own.
Vienna around 1900, Art Nouveau and the Discovery of Modernity
In around 1900, Vienna experienced an unprecedented cultural heyday, most conspicuously visible in the arts. Painters such Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele and architects like Otto Wagner shaped this era.
European Art Styles throughout the Ages between Amsterdam & Budapest
In this lecture, I discuss the very basics of the different artistic movements from medieval Romanesque to Art Nouveau, presenting numerous visuals of cathedrals, palaces, paintings, and sculptures.
Christmas Traditions & Markets in Austria
In this lecture, I talk about the typical Austrian Christmas markets, the special foods, drinks and celebrations, and the many different customs, partly of Pagan origin, which we cherish during this season.
Of course, you can also order “on-demand” lectures, namely customized lectures on any given historical, art-historical, economic, or political subject in Austria.
