Yup. When you put microphones up the people who are the most bold and arguably the most in need get up to ask a question. When you let the crowd dictate the questions it can quickly become something like mob rule. Especially with "up votes". Yuck.
http://j.mp/28JZUHj is an outstanding platform for handling audience questions: very easy to use, very reliable, inexpensive, allows for upvotes, etc. Much much better than using audience mics and all the trouble they cause. Much fairer to the entire audience, as well.pic.twitter.com/iuiFYqBinq
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I'm working on maps of meaning. Good stuff.
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Excellent way to prevent people who don't agree with you from coming to a talk and asking a critical question! For some, the cost of the ticket may not deter them adequately.
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"Much fairer to the entire audience" It is the group rights of the audience that counts, not the rights of individuals within it who may not agree with the group identity!
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Entire audience of individuals
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So the questioners text, and then a presenter reads the questions? Meh. Sounds lame compared to people standing up and asking for themselves.
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