Topics, not a list of questions

I see myself as a host who gets very different people talking. The art is to keep a common thread so that nobody gets lost. Questions agreed in advance only come into play at your request. I prefer to work with topic areas rather than a list of questions, otherwise the discussion quickly turns into guests reading out scripted answers.

When expertise is needed

When the subject matter is the point, classic moderation alone is often not enough. As an economist and political scientist, I know the topic, and I do my homework on every guest, so I know whom to ask which question. And where it matters, I dig deeper.