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CONFERENCE & SEMINARS

Jitin Kollamkudy

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CONFERENCE

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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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TYPES OF CONFERENCE• Academic Conference.• Business Conference.• Peace Conference.• Settlement Conference.• Parent-Teacher Conference.• News Conference.

Ref: www.wikipedia.com

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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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SELECTION OF

ROOM LAYOUT

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VIDEO CONFERENCING

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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 and audio transmissions. It has also been called 'visual collaboration' and is a type of groupware.

Ref: www.ask.com

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EFFECTIVE VIDEO-CONFERENCING

• 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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WEB CONFERENCING

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WEB CONFERENCINGA system by which many computer users can communicate with each other all at the same time using webcams over the internet.

Ref: www.wikihow.com

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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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Is Video Conferencing the same as web conferencing???

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• 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 each other.

Ref: www.train2success.com

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SEMINARS

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SEMINARSA 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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TYPES OF SEMINARS• Mini seminar.• Major seminar.• National seminar.• International

seminar.

Ref: www.wikihow.com

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How to conduct effective seminars ???

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• Effective public speaking.

• Anatomy of a seminar.

• Prior preparation and research.

Ref: www.asnswers.com

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Why are Seminars andConferences necessary???

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• Exchange of information.• Researched topic.• Presented within a

specific time.• Specified pre-determined

topic.• Structured.

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Key Learning• To define conference and

seminars.• Different types of

conferences and seminars.• How to conduct effective

conferences and seminars.• Importance of conferences

and seminar in business context.

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Thank You

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Questions?????