Powerful Panels Blog
September 15, 2021
Especially with the digital disruption and rapid adoption of technology during this COVID world, there are more and more panel discussions about digital transformation. So here […]
September 8, 2021
In talking with myriad meeting organizers, whenever I ask about panel discussion topics, I usually get a one or two-word response such as “Leadership,” “Technology,” “COVID,” […]
September 2, 2021
It’s every panelists’ nightmare: the panel moderator asks a question that comes from left field that leaves you staring like a deer in headlights. Modeled by […]
August 25, 2021
A Career Day Panel is a great way for students to hear from diverse business people about their jobs, career paths, education, and skills required to […]
August 19, 2021
I recently wrote a blog with 45 potential leadership panel questions and was subsequently challenged to write about female leadership panel discussion questions! So, without being […]
August 11, 2021
An Alumni Panel is a great way for prospective and current students to hear from a small group of graduates about their various stories: their decision […]
August 4, 2021
I received a comment on a recent blog post asking about diversity and inclusion panel questions. While the topic of “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) is rather […]
July 27, 2021
Last week at the National Speakers Association convention, C-Suite marketing maven, Jeffrey Hayzlett moderated a panel discussion on podcasting. After the introductory remarks, he quipped, “The […]
July 7, 2021
A colleague of mine is moderating a high-level leadership panel and asked, “What are the best leadership panel questions?” Like most open-ended questions, I had to […]
June 28, 2021
As you are preparing to moderate a panel discussion, you’ll want to develop a list of good questions to ask in a panel discussion. The Order […]
June 16, 2021
Last week, I wrote about good panel questions and a reader emailed me to ask, “If that’s what’s GOOD, what are the BEST panel questions to […]
June 15, 2021
Dsicover the 6 attributes of a good panel discussion question AND the 7 Issues with Non-planned panel discussion questions.
June 9, 2021
17 different types of questions posed to panelists during a panel discussion
June 3, 2021
During a recent interview with Sarah Michel, VP of Connexity at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting, she mentioned a technique she uses when moderating a panel discussion: The […]
May 26, 2021
The typical panel consists of seven tasks that are performed in the following order:
Welcome
Panelist introductions
Panelist presentations and/or initial remarks
Moderator-curated questions directed to the panelists
Questions from the audience directed to a panelist(s)
Summary
Thank you and final administrative remarks
The panel moderator may opt to do all seven tasks, omit some, combine a few, or design a unique format to achieve the overall desired results.
