Poll: Have you attended any online trainings or webinars? Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have you attended any online trainings or webinars?".
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| | | | Jean NICOLET 
Франција
Local time: 20:52
англиски на француски
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| Other – Yes, several | Mar 6, 2014 |
"Many" would sound somewhat overstated for a young lad as myself
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Do moocs count? I have attended a couple of those (courses from universities, open for everyone).
I really enjoyed them.
Apart from that, one or two on CATs etc, which I found a lot less useful, not to say a clear waste of time.
| | | | Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 19:52
француски на англиски
They vary in quality, but on the whole the ones I have attended haven't been very inspiring. Usually, the information provided in a one-hour webinar could easily be summarised in a one-page handout - but they couldn't charge 50 dollars or so for it then, could they?
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Thayenga
Германија
Local time: 20:52
Член (2009)
англиски на германски
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Some were indeed helpful and useful, others were... well, a lesson to learn.
| | | | | Lots, and I've given a few too | Mar 6, 2014 |
I agree that the quality of webinars can vary. Some presentations are rambly, thin and poorly structured, but others are packed with excellent, well-presented content. If you go with a reputable provider (like eCPD Webinars, for example), then you're much more likely to have a good experience and get good value.
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Just some in place, but never online!
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 14:52
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The verb to attend implies going someplace: a church, a school, a classroom, a museum, etc.
In that sense, I never attended online training or webinars, but I watched a few.
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And most of them were quite useful and worth the money.
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 20:52
шпански на англиски
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Yes I have attended a couple. I have never paid for them though.
| | | | Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 19:52
француски на англиски
Mario Chavez wrote:
The verb to attend implies going someplace: a church, a school, a classroom, a museum, etc.
In that sense, I never attended online training or webinars, but I watched a few.
To attend means to be present, so it's perfectly fine in this context.
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 14:52
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| Perfectly fine? | Mar 7, 2014 |
Elizabeth Tamblin wrote:
Mario Chavez wrote:
The verb to attend implies going someplace: a church, a school, a classroom, a museum, etc.
In that sense, I never attended online training or webinars, but I watched a few.
To attend means to be present, so it's perfectly fine in this context.
Last time I checked, if I want to take advantage of an online training, webinar or presentation, the action required of me is to see or watch said training.
To be present, sure, but it's an interpretation, nothing perfectly fine about it.
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| Yes, perfectly fine! | Mar 7, 2014 |
Mario Chavez wrote:
Elizabeth Tamblin wrote:
Mario Chavez wrote:
The verb to attend implies going someplace: a church, a school, a classroom, a museum, etc.
In that sense, I never attended online training or webinars, but I watched a few.
To attend means to be present, so it's perfectly fine in this context.
Last time I checked, if I want to take advantage of an online training, webinar or presentation, the action required of me is to see or watch said training.
To be present, sure, but it's an interpretation, nothing perfectly fine about it.
Mario, please remember you're not the only linguist around here
attend a webinar = 568,000 hits
watch a webinar = 175,000 hits
see a webinar = 165,000 hits
For the record, I have never "taken part in" one (1,970,000 hits)
[Edited at 2014-03-07 07:42 GMT]
| | | | Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 19:52
француски на англиски
Mario Chavez wrote:
Elizabeth Tamblin wrote:
Mario Chavez wrote:
The verb to attend implies going someplace: a church, a school, a classroom, a museum, etc.
In that sense, I never attended online training or webinars, but I watched a few.
To attend means to be present, so it's perfectly fine in this context.
Last time I checked, if I want to take advantage of an online training, webinar or presentation, the action required of me is to see or watch said training.
To be present, sure, but it's an interpretation, nothing perfectly fine about it.
Attend is correct in this context, believe me, in UK English, at any rate.
[Edited at 2014-03-07 09:51 GMT]
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