Re: Questions after talks at DebConf (idea)
Hi Chris
On 2018/09/08 12:11, Chris Lamb wrote:
> I noticed yesterday [0] that the PyCascades conference [1] explicitly
> does not permit any questions and answers after a presentation.
>
> Finding this intriguing, I followed up to ask for more information and
> was given the following reply:
>
> No live Q&A after talks makes it a more friendly environment for
> first time and new speakers. @ericholscher has written about this and
> explained it better than I can in a tweet :) [link removed]
I think ultimately, this should be up to the individual speaker for
every talk. At some sessions where I was talkmeister, I told the speaker
that their allotted time includes their question time and some have told
me that they won't be taking questions. They've also gone another step
further and mentioned at the beginning of the talk that they have lots
to go through and how to get in touch if anyone has feedback.
As for the logic behind "No live Q&A after talks makes it a more
friendly environment", I find that somewhat flawed. By that rationale we
can also just stop having conferences because that will help reduce
harassment. Questions can sometimes contribute largely to making a talk
interesting, but they're by no means compulsory for speakers at DebConf
and I believe that the status quo on this is just fine.
-Jonathan
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