As an organiser of a seminar, you are always determined to ensure that the session is conducted well and attendees will be able to benefit from it. In some cases, the outcome is not as always as intended. This is because there are a few things that tend to be overlooked and it ends up affecting the way the seminar or training was conducted. In order to perfect your seminar and the subsequent ones, the following needs to be done:
Entertainment
Most of the seminars today require the attendees to pay in order to attend the seminar that is usually conducted in the seminar room. After paying, it attendees would naturally have an expectation out from the seminar. Therefore, it is good to arrange a list of entertainment that is in line with the target audience. It can help to break the boredom and provides a platform to reenergize during the small breaks in between the seminar.
Use of visuals
A picture is worth a thousand words. As a facilitator of the seminar, avoid talking throughout the session. Be creative and come up with visual aids like an image or a video for the attendees. At times, flowchart works too. Having visual aid helps in delivering the message of the seminar without having to speak much. Moreover, visual aids help attendees to remember facts easily.
Feedback
It is one of the very important aspects that facilitator forgets when they come to the end of the seminar. It is advisable that you give the audience an opportunity to feedback on the whole session. Through this feedback, you will be able to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses that you need to work own, come another seminar.