panel discussion
November 25, 2020
Thanksgiving is this week – hooray! It’s my absolute favorite holiday of the year. It is a special time to reflect on all the blessings we […]
November 11, 2020
As a proud veteran of the US Coast Guard, please take a moment in time to thank the men and women who serve this country – […]
July 15, 2020
I was recently asked to moderate a live, face-to-face panel. After my initial shock (what? Live? Do you not know that the COVID-19 virus is still […]
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 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 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 […]
November 13, 2019
Next week’s Democratic Presidential debate will feature a ‘balanced’ number of questions for candidates – by not allowing the candidates to debate each other.
September 24, 2019
I have long thought that inattention or ignorance were the cause of lackluster panels. Inattention in that the meeting organizers, moderators, and panelists simply show up […]
August 12, 2019
As a panelist who wants to be successful at an upcoming panel discussion, you’ll put the work in, doing the work needed to look brilliant and […]
July 2, 2019
You might have noticed that I’ve been reporting on the Democratic Presidential Primary debates! And as I was trolling about looking for tidbits of information, I […]
March 19, 2019
I heard a new term this past week: “Moderator Malpractice.” Since I adore alliteration, I had to investigate further (in other words, I Googled it).
February 13, 2019
I just read an article in PCMA Convene magazine on the “Traveling Front Porch” – The Promiseland Project to reunite the polarized America and help citizens […]
February 6, 2019
Many years ago, I was on an hour-long panel moderated by a close friend. It was her first time moderating a panel about a topic she […]
January 2, 2019
In this second week of the U.S. Government shutdown, my husband and I continually flip between CNN and Fox – noticing how two different media outlets […]
