how to moderate a panel
February 8, 2017
There are times when the topic is so divisive that the panel moderator must become a referee!
January 25, 2017
Don’t you just hate it when the panel moderator takes forever to launch the panel discussion? Drones on and on, talks about him or herself?
January 3, 2017
I’ve been talking to a gaggle (which is not quite a google) of meeting planners over the last several years about what makes a panel discussion […]
December 14, 2016
Never, ever assume that your panelists have served on a panel discussion. Confirm these details to make sure they are clear about the expectations and comfortable […]
December 8, 2016
I just moderated a panel discussion of meeting professionals at the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) Convention in Edmonton, AB. Not only was it an […]
October 27, 2016
It happens. You’ve been asked to moderate a panel discussion and you don’t have access to the panelists beforehand. You’re not even sure who the panelists […]
August 31, 2016
You had a sneaking suspicion this was going happen. A good friend asked you to be on a panel, and it’s not going so well. Even […]
August 10, 2016
I had the good fortune to interview Kate Delaney about her role as moderator of NSA’s Influence ’16 amazing panel discussion “Creating and Curating Relevant and Valuable Content” with […]
August 1, 2016
Head’s Up! Deconstruction of NSA’s Influence ’16 amazing panel discussion moderated by our very own Kate Delaney! I’ll be chatting with her this Wednesday, 8/3 at […]
July 26, 2016
My gosh! Time is flying so fast! You’ve been facilitating a brilliant panel discussion, and you have just a few minutes to conclude the session.
June 14, 2016
I am often asked where the moderator should be stationed. While there is no “right” place to be located, make your decision based on the the […]
May 12, 2016
If a Panel, a Q&A, and a Keynote Speaker Had a Baby……it would be DigitalNow‘s creative collaboration sessions, according to MeetingsNet.com. I was fascinated with MeetingsNet.com’s description […]
April 28, 2016
“Rapid fire panel discussion sounds much more sexy than [boring] panel discussion, doesn’t it? I admit, I was intrigued with the title when I stumbled upon […]
March 10, 2016
I inhale just about everything on the web about panel discussions – the good, the bad, and the ugly. With 197 million entries on “how to moderate a […]
