Roundtable discussion

[Phipps]

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Hi:

I have a quick question:

What exactly is a roundtable discussion during a psychological convention? I have never been to one and will be apart of one soon. I have to prepare for it and am clueless about what to prepare? I image it being like a brief statement or short essay addressing the topic of the round table??

If anybody has experience or some more detailed information, I would greatly appreciate it!!
TIA,
Ms. Phipps

 

[PhDToBe]

I thought that was when people sit together and discuss a specific topic of psychology. You might only need to prepare some discussion topics and then be able to talk about them. If this is what I am thinking it is, there were one or two discussants at a table and then Ph.D. students sat at each table, and the discussant initiated discussion about a specific topic.

 

[thepug]

I thought that was when people sit together and discuss a specific topic of psychology. You might only need to prepare some discussion topics and then be able to talk about them. If this is what I am thinking it is, there were one or two discussants at a table and then Ph.D. students sat at each table, and the discussant initiated discussion about a specific topic.

It's a cheesy way for people to get stuff on their CV 😉

 

[KillerDiller]

Don't let the name fool you. The tables are rarely round.

 

[Phipps]

I thought that was when people sit together and discuss a specific topic of psychology. You might only need to prepare some discussion topics and then be able to talk about them. If this is what I am thinking it is, there were one or two discussants at a table and then Ph.D. students sat at each table, and the discussant initiated discussion about a specific topic.

Thanks!! Sounds like I can relax then 🙂

Ms. Phipps

 

[Phipps]

It's a cheesy way for people to get stuff on their CV 😉

What?? Get something like that on my CV? I don't think so...didn't consider that. Do people do that??

 

[G Costanza]

It's just what you think it is. You lead a dicussion on the topic but it's up in the air on how you want to do it. After introductions, most people tend to informally present about the topic with some facts or personal experiences. It's kind of like explaining to the group why this topic is worth dicussing. From there, you ask some discussion questions. I've also seen people ask each group member what their experience with "x" was. If you are presenting on a controversial topic, I would know both sides of the material. People can get really fired up at those things.

 

[G Costanza]

What?? Get something like that on my CV? I don't think so...didn't consider that. Do people do that??

Yes. Round tables for a conference are very common on CV's.

 

[Phipps]

It's just what you think it is. You lead a dicussion on the topic but it's up in the air on how you want to do it. After introductions, most people tend to informally present about the topic with some facts or personal experiences. It's kind of like explaining to the group why this topic is worth dicussing. From there, you ask some discussion questions. I've also seen people ask each group member what their experience with "x" was. If you are presenting on a controversial topic, I would know both sides of the material. People can get really fired up at those things.

Thanks much for the detailed info. I get the idea.