Kristin Arnold
April 22, 2019
The 2019-20 Presidential Debate season is going to be a hot mess. While most pundits are going to discuss what each candidate said, I’ll be taking […]
April 17, 2019
An easy way to get the audience engaged early on in your panel discussion is to ask for a verbal response. Preachers do this all the […]
March 24, 2019
Have you ever seen the Improv game “Pillars?” If you have, that’s great, if not, it may take you a minute more to appreciate this technique […]
March 19, 2019
I heard a new term this past week: “Moderator Malpractice.” Since I adore alliteration, I had to investigate further (in other words, I Googled it).
March 15, 2019
Have you ever seen the Improv game “Pillars?” If you have, that’s great, if not, it may take you a minute more to appreciate this technique […]
March 6, 2019
Want to start your panel discussion with a bang? With drama? With emotion? Or, switch gears using a video snippet – a quick, short video clip that […]
February 21, 2019
I am often asked how you get panelists, who are used to being extremely polite to be more conversational. Especially if they have served on many […]
February 13, 2019
I just read an article in PCMA Convene magazine on the “Traveling Front Porch” – The Promiseland Project to reunite the polarized America and help citizens […]
February 6, 2019
Many years ago, I was on an hour-long panel moderated by a close friend. It was her first time moderating a panel about a topic she […]
January 22, 2019
Birth.Movies.Death editor Scott Wampler kicked off a hilarious thread where he begs the question: “Literally everyone in this stupid business has an A+ ‘crazy guy at the junket/Q&A’ […]
January 16, 2019
IMHO, panel discussions should be the highlight of your conference. The panel brings together thought leaders, experts, and practitioners about a specific subject of interest to […]
January 8, 2019
I just finished an interview with executive coach Pam Fox Rollin on how to be a powerful panelist during a panel discussion at a meeting, conference, […]
January 2, 2019
In this second week of the U.S. Government shutdown, my husband and I continually flip between CNN and Fox – noticing how two different media outlets […]
December 18, 2018
As a panel discussion aficionado, I geek out over my Google Alerts on all things about panels. So I was curious when this press release hit […]
