Professional Panel Moderator Kristin Arnold asks Elizabeth Marshall, strategist for authors and speakers who want to become recognized thought leaders AND talented panel moderators, to share her ideas on how she likes to end panel discussions at meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Video Transcript
Kristin: Elizabeth, how do you like to finish off your panel discussion?
Elizabeth: I would say that to use a gymnastics analogy, you know the dismount — panel dismount for me is not a theatrical move but that solid dismount that you know that you can land every single time.
So, I have a particular closing question that I will ask if each of the three to four panelists asking them to give that Twitter link version, so it’s going to be that one piece of advice or something one key thing that they want to leave with the audience, you know related to the discussion that we’ve had.
So again, you know this is not innovative but I found that, that allows everyone to contribute and have that final say and to where it feels complete for everyone that’s participated.
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