Conference and seminars

1. CONFERENC
E &
SEMINARS
Jitin Kollamkudy
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2. CONFERENCE
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3. CONFERENCE
‘Conference is a
gathering of a particular
set of individuals invited
to consult with, discuss
or present information on
a particular topic for the
purpose of bettering
relations and information
between the organization
or market the individual
represent’.Ref: Business Communication (Authors: Meenakshi Raman & Prakash Singh
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4. TYPES OF
CONFERENCE• Academic Conference.
• Business Conference.
• Peace Conference.
• Settlement Conference.
• Parent-Teacher Conference.
• News Conference.
Ref: www.wikipedia.com
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5. CONDUCTING A
CONFERENCE• Date and Time.
• Attendees.
• Conference
content.
• Budget.
• Conference
support.
• Extra curricular
activities.
• Venue / Facilities.
Ref: Business Communication (Authors: Meenakshi Raman & Prakash Singh
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6. SELECTION OF
ROOM LAYOUT
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8. VIDEO
CONFERENCING
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9. VIDEO
CONFERENCINGVideoconferencing is the
conduct of a
videoconference (also
known as a video
conference or video
teleconference) by a set of
telecommunication
technologies which allow
two or more locations to
communicate by
simultaneous two-way video
Ref: www.ask.com
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10. EFFECTIVE
VIDEO-
CONFERENCIN
G• Camera placement.
• Using voice and body
tools.
• Attire.
• Maintaining face to face
connection.
• Proper lighting.
• Voice modulation.Ref: www.train2success.com
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11. WEB
CONFERENCIN
G
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12. WEB
CONFERENCI
NGA system by which
many computer
users can
communicate with
each other all at the
same time
using webcams ove
r the internet.
Ref: www.wikihow.com
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13. EFFECTIVE
WEB CONFERENCE
• Keeping it simple and
short.
• Keeping slides simple.
• Plan ahead for software
demos.
• Use both views for the
presentation.Ref: www.lmiindia.com
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14. Is Video
Conferencing
the same as
web
conferencing??
?
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15. • Video conferencing is the
simplest form of web
conferencing.
• Video conferencing- Casual,
Web conferencing- Business
meeting (need tools and
applications).
• Video conferencing- screen
sharing, Web conferencing-
allows participants to
interact and collaborate
Ref: www.train2success.com
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16. SEMINARS
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17. SEMINA
RS
A small group of
students meeting
regularly under the
guidance of a tutor,
professor, etc, to
exchange
information,
discuss theories,
etc.
Ref: www.wikipedia.com
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18. TYPES OF
SEMINARS
• Mini seminar.
• Major seminar.
• National seminar.
• International seminar.
Ref: www.wikihow.com
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19. How to conduct
effective seminars
???
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20. • Effective public
speaking.
• Anatomy of a seminar.
• Prior preparation and
research.
Ref: www.asnswers.com
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21. Why are Seminars and
Conferences
necessary???
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22. • Exchange of information.
• Researched topic.
• Presented within a
specific time.
• Specified pre-determined
topic.
• Structured.
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23. Key
Learning
• To define conference and
seminars.
• Different types of
conferences and
seminars.
• How to conduct effective
conferences and
seminars.
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24. Tha
nk
You
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25. Questions?
????
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