Panel: A more formal type of discussion group in which participants are often experts or representatives. The panel is usually coordinated by a moderator, and the discussion usually takes place before a live audience. Panels are more advanced than round table discussions in the sense that the members have higher standing in their respective field and therefore can get deeper into a discussion than an informal group can (aeispeakers.com).
Power distance: the varying degree to which groups or organizations place value on rank, power, or some other status factor; this ranges from high to low, low being more oriented towards equality in the group and high placing strong emphasis on a ranking system. Examples of such are small groups of students in a school (low power distance) to the military (high power distance) (DeFleur, Kearney, Plax, & Defleur, 2005).
Proxemics: the study of distance and space that demonstrates people’s interactions with each other. Proxemics is a way of using nonverbal communication to send messages to other people. Proxemics can be used to look at territory or personal space. For example, if you are standing very close to somebody when you speak to them they may step back because you are invading their personal space. Another example can be when you sit in a desk and spread your belongings on the desk to show what is your space is a way of showing your territory (Preston, 2005).
