Focusing The Problem
Knowing that you are a Toastmaster, a member of your local city council has called you and asked if you will organize and lead a panel discussion to illuminate the problem of combined residential and commercial zoning on one thousand acres of prime land recently sold for development. How will you go about it? What steps will you take? What are your responsibilities as a panel discussion leader?
In this hypothetical case, the subject for your and your panel has been predetermined. A topic of particular importance calls for investigation. You receive the assignment in broad general terms. To make it manageable, you find that you must narrow the scope of the problem or define what kind of problem it actually is. Your question cannot be so general that you cannot adequately cover the points of your topic in the allotted time. As moderator, you focus the discussion on particular aspects of that topic such as,
· "What manner of development will generate more tax revenue for the local community?"
· "In terms of environmental impact, is it more beneficial to develop the land as a park and natural wildlife refuge?"
· "By what plan can the local community maintain high property values while encouraging the proximity of commercial development?"
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