I'm back to the circle to write again after several weeks of running around-- as a semi-retiree ka!
These days, I was asked to moderate two sessions, one regional (SE Asia setting) and the other national. Those who know me real well would know how nervous I've always been.
No difference ka-- nervous with learning again!
I've had opportunities to serve as MC and moderator and these days, I choose to do more of the latter even both functions require preparation and careful steps to make it smooth.
For MC, it could be more of an annoucer that concerns a lot about the right cues while being a moderator, one needs to capture key issues to throw in more questions, observations, or to drive the audience to interact for lively and contributive deliberations.
For me personally, moderating a session in itself isn't something easy to do and when it's required to be in English, it adds to the challenges.
Let me share what I got from the first session na ka:
1. Knowing the audience made me feel the urge to prepare more especially when they are high level policy makers who should be ready to share their thoughts and wisdom to ignite further thinking.
2. Knowing this guest speaker in person and enjoying what he wanted to share were two main factors to create liveliness in my mind and eagerness to do this function.
3. During the introduction, I simply forgot his family name....sure my senior moments came at the very right time:))! I turned to him for help and then repeated his last name to the audience. It was funny and I laughed about it later. One of my former colleagues said, 'ธรรมชาติดี' (nicely spontaneous!)....need to make sure to memorize well in the future ka!
The time was short but it led to interesting issues on brain-based reactions to digital learning like tablets vs textbooks, contexts of geographical locations and digital divide, and cyberbullying.
More about the second session tomorrow ka!
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