[bobbygoodlatte]

Talks being presented by one person is key. Large panels almost always lack narrative. Single person, or well rehearsed dual-speaker presentations usually have key takeaways that make the talk memorable.

SXSW is particularly bad when it comes to panel discussions. Typically one organizer has a few half-baked talking points while the other participants haven't prepared whatsoever.

[the55]

Yea, I am a fan of the dual-speaker "ideas person + implementation person" format of talk. That often works well. As in:

"And now I'm going to hand off to my partner who can explain what's going on under the hood..."