Re: Questions after talks at DebConf (idea)
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 04:11:29PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>
> > I'm all for encouraging first-time speakers, but Q&A at the end of a
> > session are valuable too; as such, to me, outlawing Q&A is a bit like
> > throwing the kid out with the bathwater.
>
> Just to be clear, I would agree with this and am not even strongly
> advocating the weaker proposal of permitting it to be optional on a
> per-talk basis.
Maybe it would help if a speaker could ask explicitely to have a
chairperson who will act as a moderator if necessary? This is less
visible than just not allowing for questions at all. And knowing to
have a moderator by your side (figuratively speaking) is certainly
reassuring.
-Ralf.
Reply to: