Panel Format
October 16, 2018
Nowhere is fascination more relevant and important than during a panel discussion at a big meeting or conference. After all, your audience’s expectations aren’t that high. […]
October 9, 2018
Here’s a new term for you: the Spotlight Panel. First featured by the ultimate panel destination, San Diego Comic-Con, the Spotlight Panel Session is exactly what […]
October 2, 2018
A panel discussion ain’t over until it’s over! Why not punctuate your panel with a group activity to discuss what just happened? Here are three ways […]
September 26, 2018
Want to really shift gears, throw a wrench into an otherwise traditional panel discussion? Ask one of your panelists to ask a question to a specific […]
September 14, 2018
Where does a panel moderator get the actual questions to ask the panel? According to my colleague and Founder of Extreme Meetings, Brian Walter, he says, […]
September 10, 2018
Remember the game, Musical Chairs? It’s a party game where you have one less chair than the number of people. When the music starts, everyone circles […]
August 15, 2018
Want to add more pizzazz to your audience Q&A during a panel discussion? Try playing Foam Frisbee!
July 10, 2018
Here’s another technique to shift gears and change the pace in your panel discussion: Take a rapid-fire poll of the panelists!
July 2, 2018
Perhaps you are familiar with the party board game, “Would You Rather?” The premise is fairly simple: The player picks a card with a precarious dilemma and […]
June 12, 2018
Ready to shift gears? Shake it up? Change the tempo of the traditional, ho-hum boring panel discussion? About two-thirds of the way into your panel discussion, […]
June 8, 2018
We’ve talked before about engaging the audience early during a panel discussion. One of my favorite ways is to turn to the audience and ask them […]
May 22, 2018
Want to break up a rather mundane panel discussion? Try polling the panelists!
May 14, 2018
Today’s guest blog is brought to you by Jan-Jaap In der Maur. Jan-Jaap is a meeting-moderator and facilitator, owner and founder of Mastersinmoderation.com, and a keynote speaker on […]
May 2, 2018
In Tina Fey’s bestselling book, Bossypants, Fey shares, “the first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES. When you’re improvising, this means you are required […]
April 26, 2018
You’re conflicted. As a panel moderator, you WANT to involve the audience. You know that it is important and you want to keep people interested, but […]
