What’s one piece of advice for panelists to remember for a powerful panel discussion at a meeting, conference, or convention? Kristin Arnold, Professional Panel Moderator asked this question of Patricia Fripp, Executive Speaker coach and member of the US Speaker Hall of Fame.
Video Transcript
Kristin: What is your one piece of advice you would like panelists to remember?
Patricia: All panelists and all speakers need to have, in their back pocket, “what I expected you would ask” or if nobody asked a question you can say, “it’s tough asking the first question, let me pose it, I would have expected you would have asked this. Now, who has the second question?”
And I would also encourage all speakers especially panelists, to let us reinforce the first major idea. You have more impact with a short presentation than you do with a long one. Always think which reinforces why you need to prepare. You have two audiences, you have an audience in front of you and you have a much bigger audience when they talk to their friends, associates, business colleagues about what they heard. Which is why you do the preparation so that your message can be remembered and repeated.
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