Checkpoint: Seminar PreparationThe first task is to prepare the seminar by structuring the contents and creating a comfortable environment in which to teach. This phase defines the foundation that is needed to execute a successful seminar. |
1. CHECK PREREQUISITES **
Preparing a seminar involves understanding a wide variety of issues and concerns. Each seminar has a unique audience with unique skills and objectives, and perhaps a different number of participants. It is usually held in a different place with a different infrastructure. Two seminars are never identical, even if they cover the same topic. You don't want to be surprised when you arrive on site and meet the participants.
Therefore, check the prerequisites before creating a detailed SEMINAR PLAN. Make sure that everything you rely on is really what you expect it. Use a checklist of all the necessary items before you start to plan the seminar in detail.
Examples for the contents of such a checklist might be the following:
What is the background / domain of the participants?
What is the overall content of the seminar?
Is there a concrete goal for the seminar?
Which additional materials and media are available for this topic?
How many participants will be in the seminar? Is the planned teaching method suitable?
Which is the best way to teach the contents?
Inspect the room! Check the table arrangement, the available media types, etc.