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Sorry where was I?
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In any case case in as we move into this glorious millennium's second decade a whole new genre of career has gives into view through the midwifery of LinkedIn: the ''[[panel discusser]]''. These are people who who by all appearances spend the majority of their working lives attending, or speaking on, panel discussions. No topic is too arcane, no facet of the regulatory landscape too dreary, no selfie with fellow-panel members too prostrating if one's self-esteem, that they can't be cajoled into representing.
In any case case in as we move into this glorious millennium's second decade a whole new genre of career has hoved into view through the oily midwifery of [[LinkedIn]]: the ''[[panel discusser]]''. There are people who who, by all appearances, spend the majority of their working lives attending, or speaking on, [[panel discussion]]s. No topic is too arcane, no facet of the regulatory landscape too dreary, no selfie with fellow-panel members too prostrating of one's fragile self-esteem, that these men and women can resist the siren call of representation.


Now if you're a junior partner in an offshore lawfirm , burnishing credentials, building a profile, that's something. But for the middling ED in an in-house function, it's harder to explain.
Now, if you're a junior partner in an offshore lawfirm you might rationalise this as a quick way of burnishing your credentials, building a profile, that's something. But for the middling ED in an in-house function, it's harder to explain.


===The panel selfie===
Just what possesses people to post images to [[LinkedIn]] of themselves sitting awkwardly on a low stage in front of thirty bored associate directors, with “great [[panel discussion]] today about the [[EMIR refit]]!”
Just what possesses people to post images to [[LinkedIn]] of themselves sitting awkwardly on a low stage in front of thirty bored associate directors, with “great [[panel discussion]] today about the [[EMIR refit]]!”