Powerful Panels Blog
February 5, 2020
Aaahhh, the drama we have had this week: The literal tearing of the State of the Union speech, the interminable wait for the Iowa Caucus results, […]
January 30, 2020
Here at the Powerful Panels blog, week after week we deliver answers to your most pressing questions about panel discussions. We deliver the latest statistics and […]
January 24, 2020
Panel moderators use open-ended questions to incite conversation and closed questions to summarize or exact a short answer from a panelist. But it doesn’t always work […]
January 15, 2020
The 7th Democratic Primary Presidential Debate of 2020 will be known for the Sanders/Warren “spat” about Sanders’ (leaked) comment about whether a woman could win the […]
January 9, 2020
Less than a week before the 7th Democratic Presidential Primary debate, CNN finally got around to announcing the moderators: CNN’s host of the “Situation Room”: Wolf Blitzer […]
January 6, 2020
Yes, we know that panel moderators should curate a list of brilliant questions to ask the panelists during a panel discussion. But how do you format […]
December 24, 2019
President Trump is considering boycotting the 2020 TV debates because he thinks all the debate moderators are biased against him. And he’s right. As human beings, we […]
December 20, 2019
The 6th Democratic Presidential Debate was tightly controlled with the debate moderators asking very pointed questions. Unfortunately, they (for the most part) didn’t reinforce the expectation […]
December 13, 2019
Next week’s Democratic Presidential debate will be overshadowed by the impeachment proceedings. Even though the “historically diverse field” has narrowed to seven, I predict that it […]
December 3, 2019
No one wants the boring draped table at the front of the room, but how do you “dress up” a panel discussion on the cheap?
November 21, 2019
This week’s impeachment hearings overshadowed tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debate. So if you didn’t see the debate, you didn’t miss much.
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.
November 4, 2019
A panel without some kind of controversy, otherwise known as a difference of opinion, makes for an extremely boring panel.
October 30, 2019
Panel Moderator Chip Bell shared a unique format he has used at Harley Davidson, Victoria’s Secret and other companies. He calls it ‘Layered Group Listening’ […]
October 23, 2019
As the panel moderator, you have prepared for an amazingly powerful panel discussion. You’ve thought about the panelists, created an interesting format, and curated provocative questions. […]
