Technology
January 28, 2025
Yes, we know that moderators can take a poll during a panel discussion. But here’s a question that came in from one of my coaching clients: […]
January 4, 2024
I am often asked, “What is the best Q&A and polling platform to use during a panel discussion?” My go-to answer is “Whatever the event organizers […]
December 12, 2023
Yes indeed – you can use AI/ChatGPT to prepare for a panel discussion. In this blog post, I will not only give you some ideas on […]
October 20, 2022
If you are on a panel with more than 50 people in the audience, chances are you are going to have to use a microphone during […]
August 19, 2019
I was recently moderating a panel discussion with several hundred people in attendance and we decided to use microphone runners to solicit questions from the audience […]
March 6, 2019
Want to start your panel discussion with a bang? With drama? With emotion? Or, switch gears using a video snippet – a quick, short video clip that […]
June 15, 2017
I am often asked, “When do I NEED to use microphones during a panel discussion?”
March 1, 2017
When you have a large audience – let’s say anything over a hundred people – it can be a challenge to get everyone involved during a […]
February 1, 2017
Your audience is fairly social-media savvy, so you’re thinking about using Twitter to engage the audience during your panel discussion.  Sounds pretty simple and straightforward, right? […]
September 10, 2015
I’m a HUGE fan of Catchbox, a throwable microphone that I use (almost) all the time for audience Q&A during interviews and panel discussions.
June 24, 2015
Questions from the audience can enrich a panel discussion or derail it, so decide ahead of time how and when you will manage audience Q&A (questions […]
May 15, 2015
I was facilitating a roundtable discussion at an un-named conference recently and watched an A/V perfect storm – a confluence of events that, individually would have been no […]
