Add the format to the description; introverts can choose accordingly.

technique — attributed to Lauren Kotkin

Exponent Philanthropy session descriptions include the format alongside the content. Small-group discussion, panel, lecture, workshop. The transparency matters operationally. Members who are not in the mood for small-group discussions can pick a session with a different format. Members who want depth can pick a discussion over a lecture. The discipline lets each member self-select based on what they can absorb on a given day. The alternative is members showing up for sessions whose format does not match their state and either leaving or staying disengaged. Format disclosure is operationally small and qualitatively important.

For conference programmers and learning directors writing session descriptions. The technique is most useful as a corrective when sessions have variable formats and the program copy does not communicate them.

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