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- 4 ways to build a great moderator team. Alexandra.
- Find the value for your members and moderators.
- Define user trust levels and grow super users.
- Reward and incentivize.
- Create clear guidelines and expectations for your moderators.
How do you moderate a program?
10 Practical Tips for Every Event Moderator
- Do thorough research.
- Know your participants.
- Prepare the perfect opening line.
- Memorize the speakers’ names.
- Be radically neutral.
- Be the bridge between the speaker and the audience.
- Allow the audience enough time to formulate questions.
- Always ask one question at a time.
What qualities make a good moderator?
The Research Group: Characteristics of a great moderator?
- Natural curiosity.
- Ease in interacting with people.
- Ability to remain impartial, open, and unbiased.
- Flexibility.
- Strong verbal skills.
- Excited about the process of discovery.
- Creating comfort and trust.
What should be included in a moderator’s guide?
Panel title, 1-3 sentence description. At least 3 questions that can be asked during the course of the panel. A starter question or two and then keep several emergency questions handy. Panelist names and pertinent info about each (names of books, etc). Read something by each panelist, if possible.
What’s the best way to moderator a debate?
Assign each panelist a yes or no end of that question. If they balk at this being artificial, ask them to propose a better question, or series of questions to frame the debate. Pick the right spine and many problems will take care of themselves.”
How long can a moderator talk about themselves?
Moderator Intros Each Person. “This is one of my personal pet peeves. Either each panelist is allowed to tell the room about themselves or the moderator reads out the pre-written bio. The issue is, given an open window, panelists can talk about themselves for 3-5 minutes each.
How to be a good moderator at a con?
Read something by each panelist, if possible. If not, at least know their latest book or a recent accomplishment. Talk with the panelists before the con. We strongly encourage moderators to email or phone their panelists in advance, to review the panel topic and general lines of discussion.