Speakers are chosen by merit, but in the matter of the question/answer session, it's a free-for-all. What if there were an award for the best question, for the one that tested highest? While it wouldn't guarantee the raised quality of a question, it surely couldn't hurt. It might be an incentive to ask thoughtful questions (and within a fixed time limit).
As to who would be the judge, maybe that could be the speaker or the audience, through applause.
"One in an ACRL Philadelphia series. Collect the whole set."
Showing posts with label terseness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label terseness. Show all posts
Friday, April 22, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
ACRL Philadelphia: Well, Shut My Mouth
During the question-and-answer session following a speaker, why do some questioners go into an expansive essay mode? Maybe a captive audience brings this out, or they're intoxicated by the speaker's charisma.
It is unfortunate that such persons are not limited, Twitter-like, to 140 characters--or to the terseness that decades past characterized telegrams ("Hello [stop]. I liked your talk [stop]. I have a question [stop]. [Etc.]") Instead, they appear to think that they are being paid by the word.
"One in an ACRL Philadelphia series. Collect the whole set."
It is unfortunate that such persons are not limited, Twitter-like, to 140 characters--or to the terseness that decades past characterized telegrams ("Hello [stop]. I liked your talk [stop]. I have a question [stop]. [Etc.]") Instead, they appear to think that they are being paid by the word.
"One in an ACRL Philadelphia series. Collect the whole set."
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