Preparing to Moderate a Panel – The Basics

I'll be attending Arisia, a science fiction convention, this weekend. I'll be moderating a panel on writing while having a day job.

I've been attending sf cons since I was a young teenager, and serving on panels, and moderating them, for more than a decade. *blink* Yes, really.



Here are some basics of how to prepare to moderate.

1. Read the panel description ahead of time. Think through what the description seems to be asking for–since some descriptions are very brief or generalized, you ...