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It’s that time of year again, Tweeps! Decorative gourds AND history conferences! This year, Zoom is making many sessions possible, which is great.
However. I have said this before and I will say it again:
Please, for the love of god:
Do not read your paper at me. (a thread)
However. I have said this before and I will say it again:
Please, for the love of god:
Do not read your paper at me. (a thread)
Yes, I know - there are ways to read papers well. But it doesn’t matter.
On Zoom, even a well-read paper will be torturous to watch and awkward as hell.
My #1 suggestion (plea?) is to TALK your talk.
Use only notes. Look directly into the camera as much as possible.
On Zoom, even a well-read paper will be torturous to watch and awkward as hell.
My #1 suggestion (plea?) is to TALK your talk.
Use only notes. Look directly into the camera as much as possible.
But really. Shouldn& #39;t conference participants feel free, given these strange times, to dispense with traditional formats and read papers?
Because really, who cares? The point is to give us a sense of your research and arguments.
There are LOTS of interesting ways to do that.
Because really, who cares? The point is to give us a sense of your research and arguments.
There are LOTS of interesting ways to do that.
The Pre-Circulated Paper Session:
If we must have papers, pre-circulate them. Use the session as an open discussion of the work.
The panelists should ask questions of one another in addition to fielding audience questions.
If we must have papers, pre-circulate them. Use the session as an open discussion of the work.
The panelists should ask questions of one another in addition to fielding audience questions.
The Method and the Madness:
Participants talk about a single source or person they used in their research, and explain why they make such good sources of evidence.
This can produce really interesting connections between projects, and helpful advice about research.
Participants talk about a single source or person they used in their research, and explain why they make such good sources of evidence.
This can produce really interesting connections between projects, and helpful advice about research.
The New Yorker Festival:
Why not pretend that we have been invited to this particular event?
- No prepared statements.
- A chair/moderator who asks insightful and learned questions about their work.
- An actual conversation among panelists.
Why not pretend that we have been invited to this particular event?
- No prepared statements.
- A chair/moderator who asks insightful and learned questions about their work.
- An actual conversation among panelists.
I am sure there are other potential formats (beyond the 3+1 and the roundtable) that other folks can suggest, to make Zoom conferencing more dynamic and engaging.
Please post these ideas in the comments.
Please post these ideas in the comments.
