Critique – International Seminar
International – World’s Most Wanted
The fifth of the Wanted Seminar Series, held on Friday the 26th of September.
Content
I found the guests and discussion extremely inspirational, it has really boosted my interest in making the move and doing it while I’m still young. The discussion about the challenges was also useful because there will always be hurdles involved in uprooting your life to pursue your career on the other side of the world. A lot of the ground had already been covered in previous seminars, but I guess it was still worth reiterating the importance of work experience and starting out as a runner. The benefits seem to outweigh the challenges and the idea that simply being from another country can be a selling point to some employers is intriguing. I liked all of the guests, particularly Jane Liscombe. She had some great anecdotes about starting from the bottom, knowing nothing and making mistakes. It’s always comforting hearing that successful people weren’t always successful. I think this seminar inspired a lot of other students as well, so top marks for relevancy!
Approach
They didn’t necessarily need two hosts, but it didn’t detract from the content. Their segments worked well and steered the conversations in a positive direction.
Theme
I loved their airport transit lounge theme and I thought it was executed extremely well. The ‘world’s most wanted’ tagline was clever, they really thought it all through. Everything from the flight attendant uniforms, the staging and the food. I also loved the flight attended announcement at the beginning of the seminar along with the guy playing the keyboard sound effects.
Staging
The transit lounge stage and seminar room was very well constructed. I thought the paper planes and the seminar postcards were nice touches. There was a great atmosphere with the lounge music and lighting. The flight poster schedule on the wall didn’t go unnoticed, they paid great attention to detail.
Promotion
The promotional video was well shot and the poster was professional looking. They may have posted a little bit too much content on the Facebook event over the few days before the seminar rather than slowly releasing it in the week leading up to it. I have to admit I lost interest and stopped reading the constant updates about guests, but at least we were well informed!
Grade: 90
