I think it's appropriate for me to ask for some improvements in the last All Candidate Forum on 3 November. I have a few suggests to make which you might consider implementing.
First: That kitchen alarm bell after 2 or 3 minutes is very irritating to me and the other candidates especially if it goes off prematurely [by accident]! This is reasonable considering you have allowed a lot of blab time, without any time restrictions, to any candidate who wants to comment on questions from the audience. So why don't you let each candidate to finally complete their spiel. Signal them gently with a warning if they get too wordy, digress or get enamored with their speech making. I feel other candidates are also frustrated and annoyed with the CRA over this.
Second: on that point insist that the questioner direct their question to a specific person or persons, not to every candidate. Perhaps Steve you could take note who is not being asked a question and ask if anyone in the audience would like to ask that particular person a question to get them involved.
Third: Tell the ramblers and grand standers to get to the point and move on.
Fourth: Let candidates to pose a question to other candidates. This can be very revealing and interesting to the audience.
Fifth: You might ask the audience to write down suggestions as to how the forums could be improved in future.
Let's see if we make the last one more entertaining ,err, informative, and make a point to invite the media so it reaches a wider audience.
Just some thoughts for improvement you might consider. Otherwise you are both doing a great service and a great job.
Pete Peto
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