Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Week 14: 4/25-5/1 Question 1

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?

A forum is the public discussion by audience and participants that everyone can ask question, discuss problems, and give opinions to other people. A panel is a small group with four to eight experts who discuss the problems and make their decisions in front of the audiences. A colloquium is a public discussion involved three to six experts who discuss the problems and process the problem-solving. A symposium is a format with two to six people who prepare the speeches and technically point out the problems in front of the audiences. Literally, the panel, the colloquium, and the symposium are close to the forum but the experts need to prepare and organize the contents talking in front of people. Clearly, the audiences and participants have no choice to choose the speakers under such conditions. Sometimes, these prepared contents may not fulfill the audience requirements to make the decision. Under these issues, I prefer to have the forum in public discussion because it seems like freely and openly that let people have echo together. Sometimes, if someone needs problem-solving in the forum, other people can provide the opinions and let him or her make the decision at the end.

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