Powerful Panels Blog
September 9, 2020
Who knows what the future holds for you, me, our community, our country, the world? These are the questions that many panel moderators are posing to […]
August 26, 2020
It was just announced that the first Presidential debate set to take place in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 29 at the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion […]
August 19, 2020
Last night, Eva Longoria Bastón launched a historic Democratic National Convention – all done “virtually.” Billed as the event moderator, she began the night with opening comments, […]
August 12, 2020
One measure of audience engagement in a virtual panel discussion is the use of the chatbox. One of my clients said, “I want to see the […]
August 5, 2020
As a Nordstrom cardholder since 1982, I was delighted to receive an invitation to attend “The Virtual Anniversary: The Capsule Wardrobe.” Based on the title, I […]
August 2, 2020
If you can’t moderate a panel discussion well in the live, face-to-face world, you probably won’t do a great job in the virtual world. And why […]
July 29, 2020
The mother of all panel events is San Diego Comic-Con where 6,500 people line up for Hall H. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you had a […]
July 22, 2020
I recently attended a virtual panel discussion that went a bit sideways right out of the gate. Rather than use the “waiting room” feature and have […]
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 […]
July 9, 2020
Polling the audience is a great way to engage the audience at the onset of your panel, during the discussion and even at the end. But […]
July 1, 2020
You’ve decided you want to poll the audience to get their opinion, select among a limited number of options, or to gauge their level of interest […]
June 24, 2020
Especially in these times of virtual panels, many panelists want to provide more value to the audience in the form of a handout. That’s what they […]
June 16, 2020
As we continue to practice social distancing, we still need to meet, albeit virtually. And we’ll still have the ubiquitous panel discussions with a group of […]
June 10, 2020
A seasoned panel moderator was asked, “Is it necessary to use humor in a panel discussion?” The moderator responded, “Not unless you want people to listen.”
June 3, 2020
The main way to learn how to moderate a panel is to moderate a panel discussion. Not just one, but many. Note what works and what doesn’t […]
