Last week, I blogged about the importance of having an intriguing title to incite people to come to your session. But then that got me thinking….Do […]
The title of your panel discussion is your first chance to capture your audience’s attention. An intriguing title signals your intent to be lively and engaging […]
In a recent survey of 539 executives, thought leaders and meeting planners, 66% of the respondents had issues with the panelists being out of control. That’s 2/3 of […]
I recently attended a panel discussion at a large conference where the moderator started the session with a hot potato and shifted to ping pong. The […]
In a recent survey of 539 executives, thought leaders and meeting professionals, I asked the question, “What’s your absolute, biggest pet peeve” about panel discussions at […]
Today’s audiences are demanding more engagement and interaction – especially during the panel discussion format. Nothing will piss them off more than lengthy introductions, followed by […]
Harry A. Overstreet, an American educator, first coined the term “panel discussion” in a short article “On the Panel” published in the October, 1934 issue of […]
An article in the Atlantic magazine argued that panels would be better without a moderator. Coming into “peak bad panel season,” her expectations of the myriad panels […]