Comments on: ConvergeSouth Day 2, Morning

By: dave

dave — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:38:22 +0000

Elisa, that’s good. The second I spoke up I flashed back to the conversation about Scoble at the BBQ and I had a horrible thought – “Oh lord, don’t let me be the anecdote at the next BBQ.”

Soni and Robert (and Ruby), I’m willing to admit that perhaps I was the only person in the room that wanted that panel to start differently. Maybe it is just my particular expectation of structure but I never like getting 20 minutes into a panel and finding out who the 2nd and 3rd panelists are. I’d always prefer 3 minutes of quick intro before anything else of any length happens. This happens at SF conventions sometimes, when one panelist has a video clip or something and that always bugs me there to. Introduce the whole table and THEN run your video.

I’m not even saying I didn’t want Ruby to say any of what she did, just placed after the rest of the panelists intros. I might be a lone wolf on this subject. Ahhooooooo!

By: Robert Reddick

Robert Reddick — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:49:43 +0000

Soni was “relieved” but Robert was thanking the spirits. From BBQ night to Sue’s directing me straight to the podium on arrival, Ruby’s top five help our panel get off on the right foot. Great group overall.

By: Soni

Soni — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:55:57 +0000

Actually, I was relieved to hear Ruby step up to do her thing first. Saved me from having to be coherent right off the bat, seeing as I was both ill-prepared and still somewhat under the Burro from the previous night’s band party. On top of that, my caffeine intake hadn’t quite made it up to functioning levels by the time the panel convened. Luckily, I just don’t need that much oxygen when I’m partially comatose.

Yay, Ruby. Thanks to her, I managed to get up to speed and not entirely suck. Saved my ass from a public humiliation, I’m quite positive.

By: Elisa Camahort

Elisa Camahort — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:48:25 +0000

It’s funny, Dave, at BlogHer last year, Steve and Millie talked about how some people thought of her as Steve’s mom, and a whole other contingent thought of him as Millie’s son

By: dave

dave — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:56:50 +0000

Ruby, I see you! To be clear you didn’t do anything wrong, that was a bad moderator call. I’ve been on panels and I know how hard it is to control that stuff when you are trying to be coherent while looking at a crowd. I engage mouth and go until someone stops me. I think if he had had all of you do the intros and then you did the same thing, the same panel would have been greatly improved. Live and learn.

You just up and left so I couldn’t talk to you after this panel! I’ll find you later on.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:40:22 +0000

Fair enough, Dave. I really wasn’t sure what our session was supposed to be about, but I was afraid it wouldn’t be about anything so (with the moderator’s approval) I did my spiel. I would have happily bowed to another suggestion.

BTW, I’m sitting 2 rows behind you right now in the Why Online Video Sucks session (which so far sucks, at least for an amateur like me). Sorry I haven’t gotten to say hi in the flesh. But anyway, HI!

By: darkmoon

darkmoon — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:03:12 +0000

You like my Myrtle Beach shirt eh? One of my favorites. *laugh*