Comments on: Lazy panels and lazy tweeting http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352 Made by Many creates very social digital stuff. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Unknown http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-20598 Unknown Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:20:05 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-20598 Who knew twitter was going to so big? It's one of the best biz development tool ever and good to get your brand out there as well. Who knew twitter was going to so big? It’s one of the best biz development tool ever and good to get your brand out there as well.

]]> By: Want digital (or event) engagement? Start a row. FIGHT! | Contently Managed - Digital PR, Social Media, Traditional PR Solutions and Strategy http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-18421 Want digital (or event) engagement? Start a row. FIGHT! | Contently Managed - Digital PR, Social Media, Traditional PR Solutions and Strategy Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:35:09 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-18421 [...] funny looking at some of the feedback from SXSW (Isaak Pinnock’s piece on lazy panels sums it up quite well) and it appears that there’s now a bit of a cry-out for more than love-ins at panels and [...] [...] funny looking at some of the feedback from SXSW (Isaak Pinnock’s piece on lazy panels sums it up quite well) and it appears that there’s now a bit of a cry-out for more than love-ins at panels and [...]

]]> By: Charlotte http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-16667 Charlotte Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:18:51 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-16667 One of the worst panels I went to at SXSW had 7 people on it and the intros took up the first 20 minutes of a 60 minute session. I only stayed because I was charging my laptop at the back of the room. In all seriousness, panels should have a maximum of 4 people; questions should be clearly stated (often, they were lost in a meandering erm, aahh) and the Chair should bring tangents back in every couple of minutes; each question discussion should last 5 mins max. And most importantly, organisers should pick panellists who have opposing views on a subject - this makes for a much more interesting session. One of the worst panels I went to at SXSW had 7 people on it and the intros took up the first 20 minutes of a 60 minute session. I only stayed because I was charging my laptop at the back of the room.

In all seriousness, panels should have a maximum of 4 people; questions should be clearly stated (often, they were lost in a meandering erm, aahh) and the Chair should bring tangents back in every couple of minutes; each question discussion should last 5 mins max.

And most importantly, organisers should pick panellists who have opposing views on a subject – this makes for a much more interesting session.

]]> By: Joseph Kingsbury, Text 100 http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-16451 Joseph Kingsbury, Text 100 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:22:05 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-16451 Isaac, interesting take on this, your honesty is refreshing. clearly nobody wants to listen to people slapping each other on the back. that's what the oscars are for. i generally agree that more debate is better, unless it's a debate over something i don't personally care about. i think audience participation is generally a good thing, unless it steers the entire dialogue into irrelevance. which is to say that pleasing a room full of people can be tougher than it sounds. for our #crowdcontrol panel we got the audience involved early but tried to guide the questions/comments toward core aspects of the discussion instead of allowing them to be all over the place. for the theme of our panel - citizen journalism, diversity of voices - participation just seemed to make sense. thanks for the post, i enjoyed reading it... joe Isaac, interesting take on this, your honesty is refreshing. clearly nobody wants to listen to people slapping each other on the back. that’s what the oscars are for. i generally agree that more debate is better, unless it’s a debate over something i don’t personally care about. i think audience participation is generally a good thing, unless it steers the entire dialogue into irrelevance. which is to say that pleasing a room full of people can be tougher than it sounds. for our #crowdcontrol panel we got the audience involved early but tried to guide the questions/comments toward core aspects of the discussion instead of allowing them to be all over the place. for the theme of our panel – citizen journalism, diversity of voices – participation just seemed to make sense.

thanks for the post, i enjoyed reading it…

joe

]]> By: Gary Moneysmith http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-16446 Gary Moneysmith Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:54:41 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-16446 I was @ the SXSW keynote presentation with Ev Williams and had to leave after 40-minutes. I left a couple other presentations because the panelists forgot that it's NOT ABOUT THEM. It SHOULD be about the subject matter. If you can only speak about your product/service and not the TOPIC, then you shouldn't be presenting. We're here for education and inspiration - NOT sales pitches. Every time you pick a session to attend, you're making a choice over a few others that might be worthwhile, too. You fight through the crowds and arrive 15 minutes early to make sure you get in the door. Then the presenter goes off on in a different direction than promoted in the SXSW show book. Exasperating. I found myself wanting to throat punch people repeatedly. A better screening process should be implemented to keep presentations "in spirit" with the SXSW mission. I was @ the SXSW keynote presentation with Ev Williams and had to leave after 40-minutes. I left a couple other presentations because the panelists forgot that it’s NOT ABOUT THEM. It SHOULD be about the subject matter. If you can only speak about your product/service and not the TOPIC, then you shouldn’t be presenting. We’re here for education and inspiration – NOT sales pitches. Every time you pick a session to attend, you’re making a choice over a few others that might be worthwhile, too. You fight through the crowds and arrive 15 minutes early to make sure you get in the door. Then the presenter goes off on in a different direction than promoted in the SXSW show book. Exasperating. I found myself wanting to throat punch people repeatedly. A better screening process should be implemented to keep presentations “in spirit” with the SXSW mission.

]]> By: Isaac Pinnock http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-16430 Isaac Pinnock Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:28:23 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-16430 Thanks for the comment Sara - all points very well made. Not wanting to be held accountable is an interesting one. I think all the best sessions I've been too here (and elsewhere) have been ones where I've really felt that the speakers had courage in their convictions, whilst at the same time being very open to be challenged. Thanks for the comment Sara – all points very well made. Not wanting to be held accountable is an interesting one. I think all the best sessions I’ve been too here (and elsewhere) have been ones where I’ve really felt that the speakers had courage in their convictions, whilst at the same time being very open to be challenged.

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]]> By: Sara http://madebymany.co.uk/lazy-panels-and-lazy-tweeting-003352#comment-16376 Sara Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:53:33 +0000 http://madebymany.co.uk/?p=3352#comment-16376 Thanks for the post. I find this really interesting as a media student. While not at sxsw, I frequently attend conventions etc. where the speakers fluctuate between the uber prepared or ultra casual style of presentation. The best presentations seem to be the ones where the panelists take opposing viewpoints even after they have presented on the same topics that are on the same playing field. While during the entire presentation at the UNC ChatFest2010, The panelists, including Juul, Alt, Silva de Souza, and Yoldas, spoke of similar issues in interface design; however at the end they challenged each other's perspectives; consequently prompting audience discussion. From what it sounds like in the sxsw panels either the panelists are either casual because they feel like they will be providing new information no matter what they say, or perhaps, they just think that saying anything too detailed would incite too much conversation and hold them accountable for what they said... I think it is sad when the separation between the designers and the creators (users generated content - quoting O'Reilly) becomes so large that the very connection that fostered the participation does cause "flash mobs" of hostility and ultimately vacancy. Thanks for the post. I find this really interesting as a media student. While not at sxsw, I frequently attend conventions etc. where the speakers fluctuate between the uber prepared or ultra casual style of presentation. The best presentations seem to be the ones where the panelists take opposing viewpoints even after they have presented on the same topics that are on the same playing field. While during the entire presentation at the UNC ChatFest2010, The panelists, including Juul, Alt, Silva de Souza, and Yoldas, spoke of similar issues in interface design; however at the end they challenged each other’s perspectives; consequently prompting audience discussion. From what it sounds like in the sxsw panels either the panelists are either casual because they feel like they will be providing new information no matter what they say, or perhaps, they just think that saying anything too detailed would incite too much conversation and hold them accountable for what they said…
I think it is sad when the separation between the designers and the creators (users generated content – quoting O’Reilly) becomes so large that the very connection that fostered the participation does cause “flash mobs” of hostility and ultimately vacancy.

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