Panelist Primer

[escapade_team]

Something we’ve always wanted, and that was specifically requested last year, but we’ve only just gotten around to looking at is a basic intro or FAQ for panelists at Escapade.

Here’s what the Escapade FAQ has currently:

What kinds of panels do you have at Escapade?
Escapade panels are usually more like moderated roundtable discussions, where everyone in the room is presumed to be a potential conversation participant. One or two people “moderate” each panel, which basically means some combination of offering some questions to get the conversation started, keeping order in the room and ensuring that nobody monopolizes the conversation, and occasionally holding forth with finely-crafted monologues and/or squee.

What else should be here? What do you wish you’d known before you said “yes” to being a panel mod? If you’ve never been a mod, what would make you think that stepping up would be a good idea? Please comment here, or drop us an email to info@escapadecon.net.

Mirrored from Escapade 2012.