Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

Extension Teaching Methods - Group Contact contd.

GENERAL MEETINGS

• It includes all kinds of meetings held by extension workers. The number of participants may vary from few to thousands.

 

Lecture It is extensively used to present authoritative or technical information to develop background and appreciation and to integrate ideas. It is one way communication. The range of subjects that can be covered by this method is unlimited but the speaker at a given meeting presents a specific topic to a particular audience.
Debate The common pattern is to have two teams. One representing the affirmative and the other the negative side of the question. Usually there are two speakers for each side. Each speaker is allowed a definite amount of time to make his speech. Debate involves two way communication.
Symposium This is a short series of lecture usually by two to five speakers. Each one speak for definite amount of time and present s a different phase or subdivision of a general topic. Advantage of symposium over lecture is that two or more experts present different phases of the topic.
Forum It is a discussion period that may follow either lecture, symposium or panel. It consists of question period in which the members of the audience may ask questions or make brief statement.
Buzz session When there is limited time for discussion the large group may be divided into smaller units for short period. This is called “Buzz session” or “Buddle system or Philips 66”. After the discussion the secretaries of each small group will report the findings or questions to the entire audience when they are reassembled.
Brain storming (Click here for video...) It is a type of small group of interaction designed to encourage the free introduction of idea on an unrestricted basis and without any limitations or feasibility. At a later period all the contributions will be sorted out and evaluated.