Apr 10
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“The Roundtable”
Love a roundtable meeting. They definitely feel like the best way to learn; much better than a presentation. The whole ‘knowing that you could speak at any moment’ thing keeps people on the edge of their seats and paying attention. When you’re being presented to, there are so many opportunities to loll off, I mean, we all have a million things to think about, but we should be absorbing what the speaker has to say. In a group discussion, the back and forth, listen and respond, really keeps everyone’s motors running. The roundtable meeting is interactive, it’s alive, it’s engaging. It’s how our Social Media Group meetings are set up at my office. It’s how I wish more meetings and presentations were set up.
We just had a fantastic Social Media Club Philly meeting at Temple’s Business School roundtable style, and one of our members, Cecily, even tweeted that it was the “best SMC meeting EVER” and because this was only my third SMC meeting, I was, of course, happy to be a part of such a momentous occasion. People get to talk, share what they’re doing with social at work, share their personalities, it’s fantastic. Annie and Gloria do a great job with the SMC; I was taking notes.
Some people are absolute wizards with a slide deck, but for the most part, can we make “powerpoint” a dirty word? More conversation leads to more engagement, leads to more learning. And that’s the point right? What do you think about a roundtable versus a presentation?
