tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230990064500569489.post4053105773651605345..comments2023-09-24T04:12:33.881-04:00Comments on AE on the Verge: Taking Questions from the CrowdCindy Buttshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573258402483105450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230990064500569489.post-6866584175399849062009-07-30T18:42:31.640-04:002009-07-30T18:42:31.640-04:00Great tips, Cindy. Regarding conference calls, th...Great tips, Cindy. Regarding conference calls, they are a necessary evil. You can't see people or read visual cues, speakers constantly talk over each other - or they continually pause (to be polite) before speaking, and you often forget who's on the call if they don't speak.<br /><br />Face-to-face is better, but not always possible.David M. Patt, CAEhttp://www.aem-patt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230990064500569489.post-49767742753042025492009-07-27T22:27:22.038-04:002009-07-27T22:27:22.038-04:00Amen,Cindy!
We never used open phone lines for W...Amen,Cindy! <br /><br />We never used open phone lines for Webinars, and I personally tend to tune out/hang up on those conducted with audio over the phone rather than VOIP. If an attendee can't type his/her question via chat, then it's likely too complex or too laden with extraneous background or other info to be adequately addressed in such a forum anyway.<br /><br />Thanks for this post! Lets hope it gets folks thinking :) <br /><br />EllenEllenhttp://alearning.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230990064500569489.post-25401086088248540922009-07-27T18:56:56.947-04:002009-07-27T18:56:56.947-04:00I completely agree with your points about managing...I completely agree with your points about managing discussion -- chaos is never helpful. Just be clear about how you're doing it and the criteria for including questions/comments, there are always some people who think that because you don't allow them to rant for half an hour that you are somehow only interested in "suppressing" their viewpoint.<br /><br />But as to your last point --- remember, some of us represent industries for whom discussions of the weather are more than just small talk. :)Kevinhttp://www.associationinc.comnoreply@blogger.com