Panel Discussion
January 28, 2016
I’m a little rankled about a recent posting from the NY Magazine about a panel at Davos about gender equality….and it was all men. (We’ve talked about […]
January 7, 2016
Happy New Year to all panelists, panel moderators, and those who may be preparing or perfecting their skills for an upcoming panel discussion. Per our tradition, Joe and I are […]
December 17, 2015
The key to any great panel discussion is for the moderator or audience to ask great questions that inspires frank conversation amongst the panelists.
November 19, 2015
Congratulations! You have moderated an amazingly successful panel discussion. You met the panel objectives, delivered on the promise, made the panelists look like heroes and the […]
October 29, 2015
Last night’s Republican Primary Presidential debate was snarky, awkward and just plain weird.
September 30, 2015
I was having a great conversation with Mark Milroy, CAE, Vice President of Learning at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. He has seen ALOT of panel proposals […]
September 3, 2015
A conference organizer recently emailed, “Unfortunately the fact that most people (certainly in our market) don’t have a high regard for panel discussions is one of […]
July 29, 2015
I’m always on the look-out for unique ways to spice up a panel discussion – and most of them seemed to be based on TV games […]
July 16, 2015
San Diego Comic-Con, the world’s largest conference celebrating the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture, just ended. Although I can’t prove it, I believe […]
June 24, 2015
Questions from the audience can enrich a panel discussion or derail it, so decide ahead of time when and how you will manage questions. You can:
June 17, 2015
Audiences have a love/hate relationship with panels.
June 10, 2015
How much research should a moderator do in preparation for a panel discussion? For some, not a lot is required because they are a seasoned moderator […]
May 20, 2015
“Oh, we don’t use panels at our conferences,” says the meeting organizer for a well-known conference.
May 7, 2015
These are tough questions to ask a high-profile political figure:
March 6, 2015
Is there such a thing as too many panels? Absolutely.
