Powerful Panels Blog
June 10, 2020
A seasoned panel moderator was asked, “Is it necessary to use humor in a panel discussion?” The moderator responded, “Not unless you want people to listen.”
June 3, 2020
The main way to learn how to moderate a panel is to moderate a panel discussion. Not just one, but many. Note what works and what doesn’t […]
May 27, 2020
I recently moderated a one-hour virtual panel about the future of meetings using Zoom that went exactly according to plan (which is extremely rare!). In preparation, […]
May 20, 2020
For the foreseeable future, panel discussions will be virtual (where everybody is geographically dispersed, connected through a digital platform) or hybrid (where there is a group […]
May 13, 2020
Virtual panel discussions are all the rage during this COVID-crisis. Yet many of them are one-way communications between the panelists with little interaction from the audience. […]
May 6, 2020
It’s not a matter of “if” one of your panelists on your panel discussion will ramble off-topic. It is when it will happen. Especially when moderating a […]
April 29, 2020
Now that several states are starting to “open up,” don’t be surprised if a few small face-to-face meetings are held while using social distancing guidelines. Some […]
April 22, 2020
With all this talk about “opening up” the country, I have to believe that people will eventually start coming together – in small groups live-streamed out […]
April 15, 2020
No, I am not going to talk about the coronavirus. (thank goodness!), but I do want to tell you a story… Once upon a time….
April 8, 2020
When moderating a panel virtually, consider using the “breakout room” function – smaller group sessions that are split off from the main meeting.
April 1, 2020
Want your panel discussion to be memorable? Maybe even have a viral moment at the conference? The trick is to have the panel moderator and/or panelists […]
March 24, 2020
With the rise of the coronavirus, many of us are meeting virtually (Zoom, Skype, GoToMeeting, or MS Team seem to be the most popular). The panel […]
March 16, 2020
This may be the last Democratic Party Primary Debate. Moved from my hometown of Phoenix to Washington DC – with minimal staffing and no audience.
March 10, 2020
CNN’s chief political correspondent Dana Bash, “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper, and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos will serve as moderators for this week’s Democratic presidential debate in […]
February 26, 2020
The 10th Democratic Debate was a free-for-all vs. a moderated debate. Candidates put a big bulls-eye on Sanders and Bloomberg, jumped in without being recognized, talked […]
