Lol
I thought the cherry on top of the sundae was when President Trump remarked about how beautiful the room was. They thought he was really gonna bow down before them and then submit to a royal press flogging. Ha!
It was called a briefing, not a conference or a Q&A session correct?
Briefings are generally for providing instruction or conveying a specific point whereas a conference is more participatory where it is much more likely a Q&A would follow that might be be about more than one specific point.
These people are so entitled that they think their conflations of terms affords them the high ground on any and all points.
Methinks these people need to learn some etiquette and grammar as well as just plain ‘ol literacy.
We have entered the twilight zone!
The text below is taken from: https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/ask/question/what-are-the-differences-between-conference-convention-and-briefing/
BRIEFING
A briefing is a type of meeting where the attendees receive information on a particular subject or a procedure. They are simply given data and are expected to understand and take the new information on board. They may be able to ask questions at the end, but this would only be to ensure their understanding of the brief in question. Please note that the word ‘briefing’ derives from ‘brief’ the noun, which is a set of instructions given to a person about a specific job or task. This is also linked to the verb ‘to brief’, which means to instruct or inform someone thoroughly.
They may be able to ask questions at the end, but this would only be to ensure their understanding of the brief in question. Please note that the word ‘briefing’ derives from ‘brief’ the noun, which is a set of instructions given to a person about a specific job or task. This is also linked to the verb ‘to brief’, which means to instruct or inform someone thoroughly.
CONFERENCE
A conference is a participatory meeting, which is generally designed for discussion, problem solving, fact-finding and consultation. Conferences are usually limited in duration and tend to have specific objectives, they refer to seminars or symposiums.
As the word suggests, this is a type of meeting where people ‘confer’ about a topic, and the speakers would generally be selected before the meeting takes place. There are many different types of conferences, they would all have the same concept but would be arranged to discuss topics in different situations. For example, an academic conference would be where researchers present results, hold workshops or do presentations. Other examples include business conferences, news conferences, settlement conferences, or sports conferences. Conferences are most commonly held in academic, news and information exchange situations, and generally, they have a formal programme with various speakers. These types of meetings would usually be organised by one person or representative.
Other examples include business conferences, news conferences, settlement conferences, or sports conferences. Conferences are most commonly held in academic, news and information exchange situations, and generally, they have a formal programme with various speakers. These types of meetings would usually be organised by one person or representative.
Too funny - some of the best briefings I ever gave or got were terse and did not entail letting the enemy waste time with irrelevant questions....