When feeling sleepy in a seminar
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
February 28, 2020 4:49pm CST
I have attended countless of seminars and workshops that I have to admit feeling sleepy in more than half of the time. I always bring something to eat like candy or cookies just to fight boredom and to energize my eyelids.
It's a sorry scenario now that seminar attendees tend to use their phone secretly during the session. I haven't done that unethical behavior.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Feb 20
Yes, I try to avoid attending seminars but when it is my duty then I have no choice.
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@much2say (53944)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Feb 20
@Alexandoy I remember you mentioning your nephew's son. There is a time and place for phones/gadgets - holy mass in church is definitely a no-no. This is why many kids lack imagination (and manners) these days - they are constantly being entertained by their gadgets - without boredom, there cannot be creativity!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
I am very strict with phones and other gadgets. In one of my posts, I related the story of my nephew's son who is 11 years old. I caught him playing games on his phone while the holy mass is ongoing inside the church.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
@much2say you are right with the imagination because the minds of those gadget addicts are not exercised. It's like using calculator in a math class that no thinking is needed. I wonder what kind of person they would become as adults.
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@cgalavia (1436)
• Philippines
29 Feb 20
@Alexandoy Agree,if all seminars are like that, interactive,I would love to attend.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
@cgalavia we always do that when we hold seminars and workshops related to the movie industry.We always hold it in a nice place with a garden.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
The early afternoon hours are the hardest time. In one seminar that I attended, we have a sort of immersion by walking outside the seminar room and continue the talk outside. But that is only possible when the compound is pleasant and accommodating.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
28 Feb 20
@Alexandoy That is a nice photo of you guys there.You look so professional lol
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Feb 20
Not too often but I cannot remember the number. In that picture, it was a 1 week seminar, 8 hours per day.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Feb 20
@amadeo the 2 of us in the picture represented our country in that international seminar.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
@sallypup just sometimes when the speaker would call on me.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
That photo was taken before lunch time. I may be hungry already, waheehee.
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@sallypup (58137)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Feb 20
@Alexandoy You're the one in the room telling jokes and being in control.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Feb 20
That after lunch hour is the most dreaded since my eyes would be drooping. When I was still a smoker, I would ask permission to go to the bathroom only to smoke just to wake me up. But when I quit smoking, the candies and chewing gum are my refuge.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
@JudyEv taking notes is a standard for me and sometimes I even make drawings to amuse me, waheehee. But for a whole day seminar, the punishing moment is after lunch.
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@JudyEv (326149)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Feb 20
@Alexandoy Sometimes I would take notes which made me concentrate but it wasn't always possible.
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@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
29 Feb 20
Have you tried the kopiko candy? I heard that works.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
I know that candy because we give that to carolers during the Christmas season. But I don't like coffee. My favorite is the fudge or any other butter candy.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Feb 20
That is rude to be using phones.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
Oh yes, I hate to see people in a seminar doing that.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
You are right. We cannot simply avoid a seminar when it is part of our job responsibilities.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
29 Feb 20
Yes, it’s disrespectful to use a phone during a seminar
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
I hope the organizers of seminar would collect the phones and gadgets before the start. Maybe that can be the decorum.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Feb 20
When the seminar is whole day it is difficult to avoid feeling sleepy.
@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
29 Feb 20
yes it happens with me to when ever there is a recurrent training....lol
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