What is a Seminar?
According to Wikipedia, "A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization." Seminars are organized to be informative and productive. They are events built to disseminate information and advice on specific topics.
Seminars take place for a variety of reasons, but their ultimate purpose is training. At seminars participants enjoy instruction from experts in their field of knowledge, to improve their skills and adapt better work practices. These seminars can last for long hours and may even go on for a couple of days depending on the scope of the subject to be covered.
Seminars can be held by anyone who has information, ideas or even products and services to share with a target audience. The goal is to impart knowledge to the audience leaving them with the feeling that they have gained extra skills that can be of use to them.
Some other importance of seminars could be to create awareness of new products that a company offers, attract people with like minds and similar interests, to celebrate achievements and so on. The theme of the seminar, venue, date(s) and time should be communicated to invitees. This is carried out by sending seminar invitations to expected participants.
Seminar Invitations
Seminar Invitation can be distributed using a variety of mediums to invitees. It could be by text message, Email or Printed Letters. Among all these options SMS has proven to be the most effective way of disseminating information globally. It is cheaper, faster and has a higher possibility of getting read and acknowledged.
Hence we have made a few seminar invitation samples that are concise and can be sent using SMS.
Collection of Seminar Invitation SMS
The contents of the invitation an invitee receives can greatly affect their attendance. SMS seminar invites are all about making it simple for individuals to confirm attendance and see what they can benefit from the event. Making your invitation brief is necessary because SMS can only take a maximum of 160 characters.
An SMS Seminar invitation should contain:
- A title or theme for the seminar
- The venue, date, and time
- Introduction to you, your company, or the professional speaker
- What they will learn by attending the seminar. (This is not necessary if contact details for more information on the event are present)
Here are a few samples:
"We invite you to attend <company's name> Seminar on <Seminar title>
Date: <Date(s) of seminar>
Venue: <Location of seminar>
Time: <time of seminar>
Please call 090… for more details".
"Please join our online seminar!
Theme:
Venue:
Time:
Date:
For more enquiries call 090 XXX".
"Your presence is welcome by <individual/corporation name> on <Date> for <seminar theme> at <venue>. We would love for you to attend. RSVP 080….69 or 091…72"
"You are invited to be part of our seminar themed <seminar theme>. Organised by <individual/corporation name>.
Venue:
Date:
Time:
Join us to learn <some interesting lessons that will be discussed at the event>
Please call 080… for more information".
Make the invitation more personal by adding the name of your client/employee/invitee. For example:
"<individual/company name> is inviting you <invitee name> to our monthly seminar.
Theme:
Venue:
Time:
Date:
Please RSVP 080….89 before <date> as we make reservations for your attendance".
"Come join us on <date> as <speaker name and qualification> discusses <information invitee will learn at seminar> at our upcoming seminar with the theme: <seminar theme>.
Venue:
Time:
Don't miss out! Contact 090 XXX for more details".
"Please be with us on <date> at <individual/company's name> annual seminar.
Theme:
Time:
Venue:
Thanks for your patronage. We will be expecting you.
RSVP 081 XXX".
"<Company's name> humbly requests your presence on <date> at our seminar program.
Theme:
Time:
Venue:
We hope to see you there.
Contact 091 XXX for more information".
"Want to know <something captivating that will be talked about at the event>? You are invited to join a seminar by <time> <date> with the theme <seminar theme>.
Organised by <individual or company name>
Guest speaker: <name and qualification>
Venue:
See you there! Please RSVP 070 xxx before the event date".
"<Individual/company name> presents <seminar theme>. A highly informative seminar program. You are invited to attend.
Date:
Time:
Venue:
We know you will derive many benefits from attending.
Please contact XXX XXX for more details".
These are some samples you can work with to create your customized seminar invitation. You might be wondering how you can achieve this. The cheapest and fastest way to send SMS messages to a large number of persons is through the use of Bulk SMS. Register for an account now and send your seminar invitation through Bulk SMS at a cheap cost.