Symposium / nursing education

This document defines and discusses the symposium format. A symposium involves multiple expert speakers presenting on different aspects of a topic or problem to an audience, with a chairperson facilitating. It allows investigating a topic from various perspectives and boosting public speaking skills. For a successful symposium, the chairperson plans ahead, speakers prepare on assigned topics and meet beforehand, and presentations are followed by a summary and discussion. While it engages a large group, limitations include limited audience participation and possibility of repetition or overlap between speakers.