Sample Seminar Outline
I. Seminar topic and subtopics
Topic:
The negative impacts of sharing private information and opinions on social networking sites
Subtopic:
1. Introduction: The private level of personal information in different social networking sites
2. The risks of sharing private information on the internet
3. The risks of sharing personal comments on the internet
4. Possible Solutions: Things to do that can help avoid negative impacts when using social networking sites.
5. Conclusion: My opinion
II. Learning objectives
In my seminar, audiences can first recognize the private level of different social networking sites, for example, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Besides, audiences can understand different negative impacts of sharing personal information and comment on the social networking sites. Hence, they can realize how those information and comments affect them in the future.
Thirdly, I will also share the appropriate way to use social networking sites that can avoid causing negative effects on users.
III. Your major opinions on the issues/ your contribution to audience’s understanding of the issue
Sharing our personal life and opinions on social networking sites is a popular trend among people. Those sites provide a platform for people to share their daily life and also to discuss some current issues with others. However, it may not be safe to share things on these websites because people will possibly face the leak of private information to strangers and the comments posted may have a negative influence on the users’ future when they are finding jobs. For example, some employers will check what their job applicants post and say on their social networking sites. Young people like us are the main users of social networking sites. We may not be aware of the risks of sharing too much information in the virtual world. Therefore, the seminar aims to let us understand more about the risks of sharing too many things about
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