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By: Good explanation of “why panels suck” – and what to do about it

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:28:28 +0000

[...] topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginOver at Blogarithms, Doug Kaye writes about “Why panels suck” when we attend conferences. It struck me as a fitting follow-up to the reader question from [...]

By: David F. Flanders

David F. Flanders — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:20:20 +0000

I’ve found that it all comes down to a good panel moderator who has the attitude of a “Jerry Springer” – keep the conversation flowing and cut people off quickly so there is the appearance of a “debate” more than a panel <- weather it is of value is another matter, entertainment is half the battle.

By: THD

THD — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:46:07 +0000

The other limitation of panels is all the time spent by panelists on the history of their work/org/initiative. This is not always the fault of the panelists, but perhaps this could be mitigate by referring the audience to a short description of the org or panelists in a program guide. I often find that the panel format takes a long time to jump straight to substantive issues or valuable opinions and key thoughts the panelists really have to offer.

As an audience member I don’t mind a short description or some marketing, but what I really want to hear is how this person thinks about an issue, what challenges they are facing or something else that I can’t read on the the persons/organizations website.

By: Chris Brogan...

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:28:08 +0000

I attended your Podcast Academy 2 in Boston and loved your method for delivering quality speakers without panel blur.

It’s part of how Chris Penn and I modeled our plan for PodCamp. We wanted the most value translation between speaker and participant.

At our spring Video on the Net event this spring, there will be single-speaker only spots, and no panels. We’re hoping this helps answer your observation above.

Best to you, Doug.