Comments on: Will Twitter Kill Conference Q&A? http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: markevans http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-171781 markevans Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:12:58 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4645#comment-171781 I'm in the moderator camp. I would argue that a good moderator is as important as good panelists. Without strong moderation, a panel can lose its focus. I'm in the moderator camp. I would argue that a good moderator is as important as good panelists. Without strong moderation, a panel can lose its focus.

]]> By: Daniel Rose http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-171780 Daniel Rose Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4645#comment-171780 Agreeing with Trevor...to build on the point I would say that a moderator should have the ability to not just "reign in" participants and panelists but to actively fuel the conversation by suggesting links between comments and challenging panelists to expand on their ideas if they're not complete enough. Agreeing with Trevor…to build on the point I would say that a moderator should have the ability to not just "reign in" participants and panelists but to actively fuel the conversation by suggesting links between comments and challenging panelists to expand on their ideas if they're not complete enough.

]]> By: Trevor http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-171760 Trevor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:54:18 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4645#comment-171760 re: moderation. I had a conversation with April Dunford about how relevant the moderator was to a good session. We both agreed that they were ESSENTIAL. Why? Because the moderator, in a perfect world, has a macro, 10,000 ft. view of the subject under discussion. He or she is also experienced enough to know when to reign in both questions and panelists. This is a skill and an art and has been true at Mesh since its inception. What I do like about Twitter-based interaction is that it can act to screen 'questions' from people who mostly want to get up on a soapbox or tout something personal to them and irrelevant to most everyone else. re: moderation. I had a conversation with April Dunford about how relevant the moderator was to a good session. We both agreed that they were ESSENTIAL. Why? Because the moderator, in a perfect world, has a macro, 10,000 ft. view of the subject under discussion. He or she is also experienced enough to know when to reign in both questions and panelists. This is a skill and an art and has been true at Mesh since its inception.

What I do like about Twitter-based interaction is that it can act to screen 'questions' from people who mostly want to get up on a soapbox or tout something personal to them and irrelevant to most everyone else.

]]> By: Bastien http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-171673 Bastien Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:59:39 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4645#comment-171673 I remember that Carsonified does sometimes the same at their conferences fowa or fowd. Maybe it helps to get more question, and the moderator is able to filter useless questions. I remember that Carsonified does sometimes the same at their conferences fowa or fowd. Maybe it helps to get more question, and the moderator is able to filter useless questions.

]]> By: Wayne Dawe http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/04/08/will-twitter-kill-conference-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-171351 Wayne Dawe Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:20:42 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4645#comment-171351 I think people are shy and worried that they will embarrass themselves. The bigger the crowd, the more shy they become.. I think people are shy and worried that they will embarrass themselves. The bigger the crowd, the more shy they become..

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