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OK, so you've been asked to moderate a fireside chat or onstage interview at a conference. These are my five best tips, from preparation and research to getting the audience engaged and ending strong. They're based on my experience moderating LOTs of fireside chats at conferences around the world, with speakers like Malcolm Gladwell, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, New England Patriots owner Ro...

I read four of my favorite pieces from my new collection, "Innovation Economy: True Stories of Start-Ups, Flame-Outs, and Inventing the Future in New England." In order: • The Story of an Acquisition, in a Fishbowl • The Mystery of the Last Candy Factory • How Cambridge Became the Life Sciences Capital • I Chucked It All and Became a Turker Available at: bit.ly/innoeco-amazon

I asked Rachel Cossar for a quick consult: How could I improve my videoconferencing skills... in 10 minutes or less? Rachel serves up advice about lighting, framing, backgrounds, headsets, footwear (seriously), and how to say goodbye without looking like a complete goofball. Rachel is a former Boston Ballet dancer, university fundraiser, and the founder of the training and communications firm C...

Advice on how to draft a single index card that will help you moderate better panel discussions. This is based on my Harvard Business Review piece, "How to Moderate a Panel Like a Pro"...and on-stage experience running hundreds of panels (really) at events like SXSW, the Consumer Electronics Show, the Sundance Film Festival, Agenda, the Connected Healthcare Symposium, the Churchill Club, MIT's ...

A short stop motion video featuring Cuphead and Mugman. Soundtrack music is "Victory Tune" by Kristofer Maddigan.

BetaBoston's Scott Kirsner taste tests some foods made from insect protein. More info: theflyingspark.com

Animation of a Calvin & Hobbes cartoon from the great Bill Watterson's "The Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes." Created using the Stop Motion Studio Pro HD app for iPad.

I created this video with the RUclips Video Editor (ruclips.net/user/editor)