You serve on the professional development committee of a national association in your field.Your group recently sponsored a regional seminar on a pertinent topic in that field. The all-day seminar, held at a large hotel, featured a keynote speaker, a panel, and four small-group sessions scheduled so that each participant could attend two. Refreshments were provided during registration as well as during morning and afternoon breaks, but participants were responsible for their own lunch.Over 300 people attended;214 of them took time to complete and return the seminar evaluation form included in their registration packet. You have been asked to analyze the results of the evaluation and report to the committee. Prepare an informal report. Create information appropriate to your field (e.g., seminar title, speakers, topics, location). The survey results follow.

Comments (number of similar responses):
Registration table was understaffed during the 30 minutes just before the meeting began. (33)
Serve something other than sweets. (12)
Serve sodas at the morning break. (17)
Need a larger area for registration or a separate area for refreshments. (3)
Session 1a was overcrowded.Those standing in the back couldn’t hear. (47)
Moderator lost control of the panel. (5)
Panelist 2 dominated the discussion; he insulted the other panelists and the audience. (71)
AV in Session 2b was inadequate. (4)
Keynote speaker was excellent; she set a positive tone for the day. (18)
Afternoon break needs to be longer; couldn’t get refreshments and move to next session. (23)
The panel topic was controversial. Both sides of the issue needed to be presented . . . calmly and logically. (3)

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(Very High) (Very Low) 5 4 3 2 1 Facility 3 17 37 136 Keynote Speaker 99 66 41 Panel (overall) 28 152 31 Panelist 1 47 113 51 Panelist 2 0 1 22 143 Panelist 3 53 117 39 Session 1a 94 16 3 Session 1b 26 41 18 Session 2a 16 37 10 Session 2b 23 59 1 Registration 24 43 119 18 Breaks 29 54 71 180020ONO O 21 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0