Seminars attended by all. Or everyone who was once a student. Modern technologies have allowed to expand the concept of the seminar, both thematically and geographically. The audience has long stepped over the walls of educational institutions. The age of those present is also not limited to any framework. Topics range from narrow-profile to mysterious and absurd, causing confusion and confusion. One thing is clear: knowledge sharing meetings are needed and important.
What is a seminar
Seminar - a form of training sessions. The main principles are dialogue, discussion and dispute. At the beginning of the last century, philosophers and logicians proved that, where there are no disputes, there are no significant advances in science. To paraphrase - then there will be no personal growth. The art of disputes was not considered in the plane of a banal showdown, but was brought to a high level and was called a discussion. The discussion takes place with the mutual respect of the parties and the ability to conduct a dialogue. "Truth is born in controversy." The authorship of the quotation is attributed to Socrates, but whoever pronounced it was absolutely right.
The seminar as a form of education was invented in ancient Rome. Today, discussion and exchange of views are in demand in the preparation of engineering and scientific personnel. Two necessary components for the exchange of knowledge: the curator and the audience present. The ancient word translated from Latin means "hotbed". And such breeding grounds or greenhouses today help millions of people to gain a profession, build relationships and master innovative technologies. The taste of the seminar is impossible to know without trying. But for starters, you can try to figure out what format meetings are taking place in the "greenhouse of knowledge."
Types of seminars: 7 varieties of knowledge
Webinars
New form of online classes. Desire and the Internet are the main components of participation for an online meeting. The audience has expanded to anywhere in the world, and the only problem is the coordination of time zones. Popular are specialized webinars for distance learning. The audience gets the opportunity to communicate with a professional without getting up from his own chair. Meeting recordings are often posted online. Web conferencing may be accompanied by subtitles. Yes, and a large number of free webinars can not but rejoice.
Pros: the opportunity to communicate with the best people and professionals.
Cons: There is no sensation of the presence of the curator and other people.
Psychology workshops
Professionals prefer private events, calling them supervision. But for a wide audience there are a lot of meetings and presentations on various topics. The stated topics are striking in their diversity. From copyright, which lead professional psychologists with great experience to frankly absurd, like "Husband, sex and chocolate." The main argument for choosing such a seminar is the name of its curator. The facilitator must be not just a practicing psychologist, but also an individual. A person who is able to capture an audience and devote unprepared people to the subtleties of psychology as a science is really capable of helping.
Relationship psychology is a special topic of psychology seminars for a mixed audience. The main thing when choosing a topic - do not fall for the hook of loud promises. Slogans like “return your passion to a relationship in 2 days” or “you will find love after class,” unfortunately, nothing more than a publicity stunt. And, of course, you shouldn’t count on the fact that life advice will be provided by a very young coach. He should not just know. He must live. A practicing psychologist will create an atmosphere of individual reception. Meeting in the general audience can push people to further immersion in the topic of psychology and psychoanalysis.
Pros. The opportunity to talk with a professional for a reasonable fee.
Minuses. The likelihood of getting to an amateur who can only retell a learned text.
Women's and men's workshops
"How to learn to be a bitch", "Become a real man" - the names of the seminars can be read like a book. Topics on the topic of the day are unwound and brought to the audience, which came into the hall with one common problem. The facilitator already knows all the possible questions (statistics is a useful thing) and gives those present what they most want. Want to revive female chakras? You are welcome. Women at meetings learn the ancient skills of geishas or devote themselves to the sacred secrets of priestesses of love. Want to understand the feminine soul for 1 day? No problem. The theme of men's meetings is full of testosterone, which actually attracts listeners to gather in the audience. As a result, those present do not receive new information. They come out from the audience with a firm conviction that they are right, because they were told exactly what they wanted to hear.
Pros. Attending events is the first step in working on yourself.
Minuses. The audience does not receive any new knowledge.
Copyright
Media personalities or people who have reached the heights in business, willingly share their thoughts with the audience. The name of the curator on the poster is written in capital letters. Just it is worth looking at it more closely. Perhaps the meeting will not come idol, and people working on his method. But at seminars-meetings with famous people, the halls are always crowded. The mere presence of a Star or Personality causes a feeling of belonging to something big. Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins, Irina Khakamada, Ksenia Sobchak - the list of lecturers and curators can be continued for a long time. Someone devotes all his time to communicate with the audience. Someone cuts out in a busy schedule for several hours to communicate with the assembled people. People who respect and delight always know what to say to the audience.
Pros: the opportunity to see the idol, as they say "live."
Cons: seminars are held only in large cities.
Business Seminars
When entering a beauty salon or a law office, the first thing that catches the eye of customers is a wall hung with frames. And in the frames there are certificates of passing a business seminar. They are necessary for professional growth. Business seminars on sales techniques are especially popular. If you talk about such meetings in general terms: people who have worked in sales for more than one year collect objections from regular and potential customers. Some kind of corporate encyclopedia is being created, explaining to the beginner how it is easier to sell (or "sell") a product or service to the buyer, foreseeing all possible objections. The format of a business meeting is a high-quality launching pad for sales novices. That is for everyone.
Pros: obvious to seller
Cons: sometimes meetings are held by people who have not worked in real sales a day. So the transmitted knowledge is purely theoretical.
Presentation
There are a lot of new products, services and methods on the market. You can present anything at a lesson - from therapeutic gymnastics to novelties in the nail service. The purpose of such a meeting is purely informational. Interested audiences are sent to points of sale or services. Beginners get the opportunity to get basic knowledge and understand whether they are ready to develop in this direction. Professionals who are used to working with one product, reluctantly switch to other brands. To convince them of this and there are seminars to get acquainted with the latest in technology or innovative products. As a rule, financed by the manufacturer.
Pros: the ability to learn a new product, method or service.
Minuses. Such products are more expensive, because the price also includes the price of the presentational samples and the work of the trainers themselves.
Educational
Learning anything from "The Science of Fishing" to "Preparing Preschool Children". Amazing, like "How to make a selfie" or "Esoteric ways to attract money." The desire of a person to master new skills causes respect and a desire to share the accumulated experience. Sports nutrition and healthy lifestyles, ways to survive in extreme situations and the basics of robotics - as they say, "I'll go to the seminar, let them teach me."
Pros: the ability to gain accumulated knowledge in a short period of time.
Cons: the probability of getting to the layman.
How seminars are held
Training seminars are held under the motto: "I have an idea, you have an idea. We will exchange, and everyone will have 2 ideas." A seminar is no longer a lecture, but not a training yet. At the lecture, the presenter broadcasts, and the audience hears (or slumbers) without asking any questions. At the training, those present are practicing and gaining certain skills. At the seminar, everything is limited to verbal interaction. Exchange takes place at the verbal level between the participants and at the energy level with the leader.
Lecture-trainings are popular. Author's meetings are more similar to lectures, where the presenter does not communicate much with the audience, but at the same time is among the people. Training seminars combine the theoretical part and practical exercises. Webinars exclude the presence of a lecturer in the audience. People see the picture on the screen, although the online mode and creates the effect of presence. Communication is conducted exclusively in chat rooms or in a special program. Practical skills online is hard to get.
What are seminars for?
Each meeting is an exchange of energy. What else are present at the event ready to share:
- Knowledge. Profile seminars are simply necessary for any specialty. The skills gained during training are not enough for a lifetime.
- Experience. At the event, those present get experience of interaction, exchange of knowledge and presentation. It is important to come to the meeting prepared. And do not hesitate to ask questions.
- Communication There is a separate category of people attending all seminars, trainings, lectures and courses. Their goal is not to gain knowledge. These people need simple human intercourse.
Each person enters the audience with their experience. What experience he will make depends on the leader and himself. The desire to know something new opens all existing doors and finds nonexistent ones. The first thing to do is to make a clear plan for the realization of the dream. And attending a seminar can be the first step towards its implementation.
