panel moderator
January 22, 2019
Birth.Movies.Death editor Scott Wampler kicked off a hilarious thread where he begs the question: “Literally everyone in this stupid business has an A+ ‘crazy guy at the junket/Q&A’ […]
December 5, 2018
5% of annual meetings have panel discussions – and it’s a fifty-fifty proposition they are any good at all! Expectations decrease dramatically when your attendees walk […]
October 31, 2018
Have you ever been on a panel (or watched a panel discussion) when the topic started out in one direction, and because of the synergy of […]
October 25, 2018
In this age of increasingly polarized opinions, I watch with horror the television news shows that host a “panel” of experts – who all talk over […]
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 […]
August 28, 2018
Speaking with Sopan Deb for a TimesTalks conversation, Stephen Colbert talked about his struggles with the lack of overall diversity in the writers rooms of comedy programs.
August 7, 2018
How do you get your panelists to spill their secrets in a compelling way? Ask your question in such a way that rather than just giving an […]
July 31, 2018
There is an inherent danger in over-preparing the panelists. Yes, you should talk to the panelists. Outline what you want to see happen on the stage, […]
July 24, 2018
A colleague asked an interesting question this week: “Why would anyone want to be a panel moderator?”
July 18, 2018
Was just talking to a panelist about his recent experience in sharing his insights during a panel discussion. One of his comments made me cringe:
June 28, 2018
So here’s the problem: Most panels start with an incredibly long, incomprehensible, multipart question directed to the first panelist. The person starts talking….and she’s going to keep […]
June 19, 2018
What are the odds of getting the executives together to prepare for your upcoming panel discussion? Shockingly low!
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 […]
April 24, 2018
This week, during a reunion panel of Scarface actors, the moderator, Jesse Kornbluth, asked a controversial question to Michelle Pfeiffer (who, BTW, I absolutely adore!).
March 29, 2018
Here’s a panel discussion tip for panelists from the Founder of Extreme Meetings, Brian Walter. He calls it “the question behind the question” – a technique […]
