I don't think it's thoughtless to speak to hotel staff in English first--I live here and I always start off in English. Though I do have the luxury of switching to French if I need to. Montreal very often has both for many people, so I use the one I like best first.
I can't think of anything you did badly (not that I was in your vicinity most of the time!) I remember being surprised at first at how businesslike you were with keeping panel discussions going, I thought it made things feel rushed at times--but that was, as I said, at first. After I attended a few rather more sedate and/or directionless panels I changed my mind. Competant moderaters are valuable.
This is the only Worldcon I've ever been to, by the way, my previous experience with panels is basically nil.
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Date: 2009-08-12 10:34 pm (UTC)I can't think of anything you did badly (not that I was in your vicinity most of the time!) I remember being surprised at first at how businesslike you were with keeping panel discussions going, I thought it made things feel rushed at times--but that was, as I said, at first. After I attended a few rather more sedate and/or directionless panels I changed my mind. Competant moderaters are valuable.
This is the only Worldcon I've ever been to, by the way, my previous experience with panels is basically nil.