Powerful Panels

During this week's Powerful Panel Podcast, Strategic Consultant of Partner Development and Training for law firms David Cruickshank shared his "demonstration panel format" which is a brilliant panel discussion format to share and discuss best practices.

Here is how panel moderators can break up panel discussions into bite-size chunks in order to provide basic structure and help the audience follow along.

"Cutting off" has such a bad connotation to it.  So here are a few different panel moderator strategies to "redirect" the conversation (vs. cut off the panelist) during a panel discussion.

Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold interviews educator, podcast host and innovation strategist Dr. Stacey Gonzales on how she turned high school career day into a powerful virtual event with compelling professionals.

Although both of these techniques have their strengths, Ping Pong and Hot Potato are NOT effective as the only two questioning techniques a panel moderator should use.  Both of these techniques keep the focal point on the moderator when it should be on the conversation between the panelists.  Use them sparingly and purposefully during your next panel discussion.

Take the time to carefully craft good panel discussion questions that meet at least four of these six attributes!

One of the core values for all panel moderators is the notion of “fairness.” Pay attention to which panelists are contributing and for how long. Here are five active steps to balance it out.

Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features seasoned panel moderators sharing their best practices from over the years, as well as their predictions for the meetings industry in future years, in the *300th* Powerful Panel Discussion Tip. View the full list of tips here https://powerfulpanels.com/powerful-panel-discussion-tips/.

Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features the expert in meeting design, structure, and formats, Adrian Segar. We discuss how to structure and design powerful panel discussions into the larger context of meetings, conferences, and events.

Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features panel moderation tips from a first-time panel moderator Senior Vice President of Futuri Media, Tracy Gilliam.