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Asking questions in conferences, talks, colleagues Meili Triantafyllidi @PyLadies Berlin ?

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Problem

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Why bother?

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How?

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How? 1. Write a question in a paper while listening. 2. Read it once. 3. Ask

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How? 1. Find an ally. 2. Agree that both of you will ask a question in the end.

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How? If you are know the speaker and the topic ... 1. Prepare a question (or 2) beforehand to encourage more questions.

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“Thank you very much for your talk....” Start question with..

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More ideas? Thoughts/ Questions? seriously … say something :)