Panel Format
October 7, 2015
One of the most important tasks for a meeting organizer and panel moderator to do is to create an appropriate structure and panel discussion formats. What's the difference? Consider the structure to be the essential framework of the panel discussion, (the tasks, the flow, and the timing) whereas the format gives it the shape, color, life, and energy.
Formats come in all kinds of shapes and sizes - the creativity is boundless! However, there are generally five types of formats that I have seen in the in-person and virtual world.
September 24, 2015
Harry A. Overstreet, an American Educator who was the first to write about the panel process said, “No one, under any circumstances, is to rise and […]
August 27, 2015
I was talking with Tim Mathy at SpeakInc about a panel he was on that “flowed amazingly well.”
August 19, 2015
Popular television shows are great venues to look for ways to spice up your next panel program. It can be something as simple as riffing an […]
August 13, 2015
It rankles me when something is advertised as one thing, and then it turns out to be something else. When a bank says, “free checking” only […]
August 4, 2015
Here’s another way to kick off the panel, finish it up, or interject some energy into the room – especially when you have a “boatload” of […]
September 15, 2014
Harry A. Overstreet, an American educator, first coined the term “panel discussion” in a short article “On the Panel” in October 1934, issue of The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review. In essence, Overstreet envisioned the purpose of a panel as a “glorified conversation [with] all the delight of generous give-and-take. And if it is a genuinely good conversation, it sends people away with a warm feeling not only that their own ideas have been clarified but that their understanding of other points of view has been broadened.”
September 2, 2014
Back in July, I had the good fortune to witness the Executive Exchange Panel with Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor in Chief, Forbes Media, Kat Cole, CEO […]
April 9, 2014
You don’t have to rely on the traditional panel formats. Instead, spice it up with a more entertaining and engaging format – and the best source […]
April 5, 2014
The easiest way to engage the audience early during a panel presentation is to take a poll – especially if you don’t know the cast of characters […]
April 4, 2014
I recently attended a panel discussion at a large conference where the moderator started the session with a hot potato and shifted to ping pong. The […]
