1). (Regarding chapter 11) Distinguish among a forum, panel, colloquium, and symposium as a means for making a public presentation. Which one would you prefer? Why?
What all these things have in common is that they are all group discussion venues. A forum engages the group who gives a presentation and the audience who gives feedback afterward. This is known as a form of "public discussion." This is closest to what we do in classes while giving a presentation if front of the class and then the class (audience) in an orderly fashion asks questions, gives feedback, etc. A panel is a bit more organized and formal than a public forum. With a panel, there is a moderator who first explains to the audience what is going to take place. The group consists of between four and eight "experts" while they discuss a decision/problem in front of the audience that needs to be solved. A colloquium, like the panel, has a group of several experts but who have much different views on a subject. There is a moderator who acts in the same way as for the panel, and an audience who also participates. A problem is discussed by the group in front of the audience as it goes through steps of problem-solving. Lastly, a symposium, stand alone out of all the others, consists of a moderator who introduces each individual speaker in front of an audience. Each speaker is very skilled on his/her topic and provides "technical" information on said topic. The audience listens contently without interrupting, however at the end a forum type format may be opened up by the moderator.
I would personally prefer the forum format since it seems to be what I relate to the most based on my experience with public speaking.
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John,
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your analysis and choice of forum in the public presentation because the forum seems like the public discussion that let everyone share the opinions with speaker. The people in the forum are freely to talk because everyone can voice out their opinions,questions, and problems. More importantly, these opinions may result to have the problem-solving and decision making. For example, in the 2008 presidential election, most of the candidates like to have the forum with people in different states at first stage because they need to hear and exchange their opinions with people that will be very helpful for them to know who will support him/her. In terms of open and freely talking, the forum can completely shorten the distance between the candidates with people and their supporters as well.