Comments on: SXSW Interactive 2007 – My Recap http://www.centernetworks.com/sxsw-interactive-2007-my-recap Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.centernetworks.com/sxsw-interactive-2007-my-recap/comment-page-#comment-12546 Anthony Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12546 Big thanks for your SXSW posts. Being an Aussie, I couldn't get to Austin this year and your coverage was good to keep in touch with what was happening. Mic hogging is a frustration you'll get whenever you open the floor and not just at tech conferences either. Book festivals, film Q & A's or business lunches are all places you'll get them. People plugging themselves or product/service or URL to a panel and therefore the audience is a frequently used obnoxious tactic by mic hogs. Other than organisers putting a sign at the entry door stating that mic hogging won't be tolerated there is little that can be done. Maybe an orchestral wind-up like they do with speeches at the Oscars? Big thanks for your SXSW posts. Being an Aussie, I couldn’t get to Austin this year and your coverage was good to keep in touch with what was happening.

Mic hogging is a frustration you’ll get whenever you open the floor and not just at tech conferences either. Book festivals, film Q & A’s or business lunches are all places you’ll get them. People plugging themselves or product/service or URL to a panel and therefore the audience is a frequently used obnoxious tactic by mic hogs. Other than organisers putting a sign at the entry door stating that mic hogging won’t be tolerated there is little that can be done. Maybe an orchestral wind-up like they do with speeches at the Oscars?

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