[nabs-l] Moderating a discussion
Karl Martin Adam
kmaent1 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 20:54:56 UTC 2016
Hi Rahul,
I suggest you take notes for what you want to say to introduce
the pannalists. When it comes to questions, I have attended two
academic conferences, and the common practice was for pannalists
to handle their own questions. Make sure that the practice at
this conference is for the moderator to do so. If it is, I would
suggest you ask people in the audience to say there name to be
called on NFB style. As far as time, when I was a pannel
moderator I had my notetaker open in front of me with the clock
running. If you don't have a note taker or a braille watch, I
would suggest using your phone's clock with an earbud. I don't
think you will need any accommodations from the pannalists unless
perhaps you want to ask them to take their own questions if that
isn't the common practice at your conference.
Best,
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: Rahul Bajaj via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 01:07:25 +0530
Subject: [nabs-l] Moderating a discussion
Hi all,
I hope this message finds you well. I will be hosting a panel
discussion at an upcoming conference that is being conducted by a
student-led organization at Harvard. I wanted to know what coping
strategies would be useful to make the discussion as seamless as
possible. My job would fundamentally revolve around introducing
panelists, asking questions and facilitating q and a of the
audience with the panelists. I would be grateful if anyone could
provide suggestions on the following issues:
1. What would be the best strategy to remember things such as
the intro of panelists and my questions for them?
2. Typically, the moderator selects people from the audience for
asking questions. How should I address this issue?
3. Can you think of a seamless way to keep track of time without
causing any inconvenience to the speakers and the audience?
4. Should I ask the panelists for any accommodation?
Best,
Rahul
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