Powerful Panels Blog
February 21, 2019
I am often asked how you get panelists, who are used to being extremely polite to be more conversational. Especially if they have served on many […]
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 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’ […]
January 16, 2019
IMHO, panel discussions should be the highlight of your conference. The panel brings together thought leaders, experts, and practitioners about a specific subject of interest to […]
January 8, 2019
I just finished an interview with executive coach Pam Fox Rollin on how to be a powerful panelist during a panel discussion at a meeting, conference, […]
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 […]
December 18, 2018
As a panel discussion aficionado, I geek out over my Google Alerts on all things about panels. So I was curious when this press release hit […]
December 11, 2018
As a panel moderator or a panelist, what do you do when your panel discussion hits a lull in the conversation? What action can you take when […]
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 […]
November 20, 2018
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Or so you would think with all the Christmas decorations already up on display!
November 13, 2018
What would you do if you realized that you were a male panelist on (yet another) all-male panel, otherwise known as a “manel”?
November 5, 2018
So you’re talking to your panelists in preparation for an amazing panel discussion, and one of your panelists asks, “What can I do to make an […]
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 […]
