Thursday, 5 November 2015

Online Assignment

                                 MOUNT TABOR TRAINING COLLEGE
                                              PATHANAPURAM
                                                  2014-2015
                                                 SEMESTER-II

                                        ASSIGNMENT



                                                                                                                                         
                                                    

Submitted to                                                                                    Submittedby:
 Prof.  E.K Jijan                                                                                     Ansu John    
  English                                                                                                     English          
  M.T.TC                                                                             Reg  No: 16514303003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   



                                                                                                                                               


TOPIC: INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
INTRODUCTION
Interactive sessions are a way for students to engage with energy professionals and get hands-on experience or pitch in their own innovative ideas, work in teams to solve critical problems and learn new ways of communication.
Conducting an interactive session is very important to create an effective rapport between the trainer and the audience. Interactive sessions help to create a bridge of communication and confidence between the participants and the trainer. An interactive session helps in a lot of other ways to make the training more effective. Interactive session helps to gain productive information on the interests of the audience and their activities to create effective training modules as per their needs.
Key factors for mastering the interactive sessions-
Content-
Being well versed with the content is very essential for mastering the interactive sessions. Preparing an appropriate module with effective content that meets the needs of the audiences is very essential for creating a great impact. The content must be simple and clear and should give the sense of interaction from the start it should be more from the participants end than description from the trainers.
Planning-
Step by step Planning of training is very essential for effective and systematic interaction. The sequence of the events in the session as per appropriate interaction is the key. Various interactive events like role plays, group discussions, seminar, workshop, debates and project work etc.
Participation-
Participation is very important and creates great impact on the audience, the best way to master the session is to create more and more audiences participation. Active participation is possible if the module prepared involves the audience to take initiative and the speaker/trainer is on the receiver’s end.
Delivering-
An interactive session can be very rewarding and effective depending upon the delivery of the training to the participants. Planning and preparing the training is an important aspect but for impactful results it is very important to deliver the training in an effective way.
Seminar, Debate and Symposia etc are the interactive events are discussed below.
                   SEMINAR
A seminar may be defined as a gathering of people for the purpose of discussing a stated topic. Such gatherings are usually interactive sessions where the participants engage in discussions about the delineated topic. The sessions are usually headed or led by one or two presenters who serve to steer the discussion along the desired path.
           PURPOSE OF A SEMINAR
A seminar may have several purposes or just one purpose. For instance, a seminar may be for the purpose of education, such as a lecture, where the participants engage in the discussion of an academic subject for the aim of gaining a better insight into the subject. Other forms of educational seminars might be held to impart some skills or knowledge to the participants. Examples of such seminars include personal finance, web marketing, real estate, investing or other types of seminars where the participants gain knowledge or tips about the topic of discussion.
Of course, a seminar can be motivational, in which case the purpose is usually to inspire the attendees to become better people, or to work towards implementing the skills they might have learned from the seminar. For instance, a business seminar with a financial theme could be for the purpose of teaching small business owners how to pitch to investors or to write a solid business plan, and to motivate them to get started right away.
Sometimes, seminars are simply a way for businessmen and women, or other like-minded people, to network and meet other attendees with similar interests. Such seminars provide opportunities for the attendees to make some potentially valuable contacts that can help them move to the next level in their careers or endeavors.
A trade seminar brings a wide cross-section of the community together, such as government officials, businessmen and women and the general public. Such seminars often consist of workshops and the presentation of white papers. They are usually held for the purpose of networking with various vendors and making new connections.
SEMINARS VS WORKSHOPS
The main difference between seminars and workshops is that seminars are usually more academic and less hands-on than workshops. Seminars are events that are mostly geared towards educational topics and usually feature one or more experts on the subject matter. On the other hand, workshops are generally less formal and require more attendee participation than seminars. The main thrust of workshops is for the participants to gain new skills during the event under the guidance of the instructor.


                                DEBATE
Debate is contention in argument; strife, dissension, quarrelling, controversy; especially a formal discussion of subjects before a public assembly or legislature, in Parliament or in any deliberative assembly.
Debate is a method of formally presenting an argument in a disciplined manner. Through logical consistency, factual accuracy and some degree of emotional appeal to the audience are elements in debating, where one side often prevails over the other party by presenting a superior "context" and/or framework of the issue. The outcome of a debate may depend upon consensus or some formal way of reaching a resolution, rather than the objective facts. In a formal debating contest, there are rules for participants to discuss and decide on differences, within a framework defining how they will interact.
Debating is carried out in assemblies of various types to discuss matters and to make resolutions about action to be taken, often by voting. Deliberative bodies such as parliamentslegislative assemblies, and meetings of all sorts engage in debates. In particular, in parliamentary democracies a legislature debates and decides on new laws. Formal debates between candidates for elected office, such as the leaders debates that are sometimes held in democracies. Debating is also carried out for educational and recreational purposes, usually associated with educational establishments and debating societies. The major goal of the study of debate as a method or art is to develop the ability to debate rationally from either position with equal ease.
Informal and forum debate is relatively common, shown by TV shows such as Q&A, the Australian talk show, the quality and depth of a debate improves with the knowledge and skills of its participants as debaters. The outcome of a contest may be decided by audience vote, by judges, or by some combination of the two.
                                       SYMPOSIA             
It can be organized by a group of teachers in a resourceful institution to focus on important issues for the professional growth of secondarily and senior secondary teachers. The messages, issues, problems to be discussed need to be systematically outlined for worthwhile discussions and for arriving at some meaningful conclusions.
It comprises experts in a field which could be drawn from different fields focusing the theme. The presentation could be in the form of a research paper, a review, or a model to visualize professional problems and issues in a given context.
ANCHORING
Anchoring or focalize is a cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the "anchor") when making decisions. During decision making, anchoring occurs when individuals use an initial piece of information to make subsequent judgments. Once an anchor is set, other judgments are made by adjusting away from that anchor, and there is a bias toward interpreting other information around the anchor. For example, the initial price offered for a used car sets the standard for the rest of the negotiations, so that prices lower than the initial price seem more reasonable even if they are still higher than what the car is really worth.
Factors that influence anchoring
Mood
A wide range of research has linked sad or depressed moods with more extensive and accurate evaluation of problems.[  As a result of this, earlier studies hypothesized that people with more depressed moods would tend to use anchoring less than those with happier moods. However, more recent studies have shown the high knowledge opposite effect: sad people are more likely to use anchoring than people with happy or neutral mood.
Experience
Early research found that experts (those with, experience, or expertise in some field) were more resistant to the anchoring effect. Since then, however, numerous studies have demonstrated that while experience can sometimes reduce the effect even experts are susceptible to anchoring. In a study concerning the effects of anchoring on judicial decisions, researchers found that even experienced legal professionals were affected by anchoring. This remained true even when the anchors provided were arbitrary and unrelated to the case in question.
Personality
Research has correlated susceptibility to anchoring with most of the Big Five personality traits. People high in agreeableness and conscientiousness are more likely to be affected by anchoring, while those high in extroversion are less likely to be affected.] Another study found that those high in openness to new experiences were more susceptible to the anchoring effect.[
Cognitive ability
The impact of cognitive ability on anchoring is contested. A recent study on willingness to pay for consumer goods found that anchoring decreased in those with greater cognitive ability, though it did not disappear  Another study, however, found that cognitive ability had no significant effect on how likely people were to use anchoring.
                                    EVENT MANAGEMENT

Event management is the application of project management to the creation and development of large scale events such as festivals, conferences, ceremonies, formal parties, concerts, or conventions. It involves studying the brand, identifying the target audience, devising the event concept, planning the logistics and coordinating the technical aspects before actually launching the event.
The process of planning and co-ordinations the event is usually referred to as event planning and can include budgeting, scheduling, site selection, acquiring necessary permits, coordinating transportation and parking, arranging for speakers or entertainers, arranging decor, event security, catering and emergency plans.
The events industry now includes events of all sizes from the Olympics down to business breakfast meetings. Many industries, charitable organizations, and interest groups hold events in order to market themselves, build business relationships, raise money or
       Marketing Tool
Event management is considered one of the strategic marketing and communication tools by companies of all sizes. From product launches to press conferences, companies create promotional events to help them communicate with clients and potential clients. A number of elements such as music, live entertainment or even the particular venue may be used to influence the tone and atmosphere of an event. Event managers may also use news media to target their audience, hoping to generate media coverage which will reach thousands or millions of people. They can also invite their audience to their events and reach them at the actual event celebrate achievement.
        Event Manager
 The event manager is the person who plans and executes the event, taking responsibility for the creative, technical and logistical elements. This includes overall event design, brand building, marketing and communication strategy, audio-visual production, scriptwriting, logistics, budgeting, negotiation and client service.]
         Sustainability
Sustainable event management (also known as event greening) is the process used to produce an event with particular concern for environmental, economic and social issues. Sustainability in event management incorporates socially and environmentally responsible decision making into the planning, organization and implementation of, and participation in, an event. It involves including sustainable development principles and practices in all levels of event organization, and aims to ensure that an event is hosted responsibly. It is an integrated manner. Event greening should start at the inception of the project, and should involve all represents the total package of interventions at an event, and needs to be done the key role players, such as a clients, organizers, venues, sub-contractors and suppliers.
            Technology
Event management software companies provide event planners with software tools to handle many common activities such as delegate registration, hotel booking, travel booking or allocation of exhibition floor space.
            Education
There are an increasing number of universities which offer courses in event management, including diplomas and graduate degrees. In addition to these academic courses, there are many associations and societies that provide courses on the various aspects of the industry. Study includes organizational skills, technical knowledge, P.R., marketing, advertising, catering, logistics, decor, glamour identity, human relations, study of law and licenses, risk management, budgeting, study of allied industries like television, other media and several other areas. Certification can be acquired from various sources to obtain designations such as Certified Trade Show Marketer (CTSM), Certified Manager of Exhibits (CME), Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM), Global Certification in Meeting Management (CMM), Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Global Certificate in Event Design (EDC) and the Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP)
Conclusion
Interactive sessions are designed to transfer the focus from teacher-based lectures to learner centric participation. Interactive sessions engage and encourage the participant to be active in their learning. They allow the learner to process new knowledge by connecting what they have just learned to their existing knowledge base. The average adult attention span is approximately 20 minutes. However, allowing the brain to break from lecture by participating in experiential learning extends concentration through practical application of new knowledge.
REFERENCES
http//www.evenues.com/event-planning-guide/what-is-a-seminar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate

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