Sunday, November 1, 2009

Small GRoup Formats

Roundtable
Group Members arrange themselves in a circular or semicircular pattern. hey share information and solve problem without ay set pattern of who speaks when. Group interaction is informal, and members contribute to the discussion as they see fit. 

Panel
Similar to roundtable, however panel participants are experts. Panel is observed by an audience, whose members may interject comments or ask questions. They discuss topics, but turns to expert panel when in need of infos or any other forms of infos. 

Symposium
Consists of prepared presentations much like public speeches. The leader of symposium introduces the speakers, provides transitions from one speaker to another, and may provide periodic summaries. Symposium-forum consists of 2 parts, symposium of prepared speeches and a forum consisting of questions and comments from the audience and responses from the symposium speakers. The symposium leader introduces the speakers and moderates the question and answer question. 

Mahira

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