Professional Panel Moderator Kristin Arnold asks Patricia Fripp, Executive Speaker coach and member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, to share her thoughts on how a panelist can get the audience to remember the key messages during a panel discussion at meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Video Transcript
Kristin: How do you get your audience to remember the key messages?
Patricia: Traditionally, I have always said to audiences: “Write this down.” And now I might say, Tweet this @pfripp.
Now, I am not crazy about mobile devices, but that is the reality. So turn it to your advantage. Even if they are taking notes and really, there are some groups for example, I was just at Brian Walter, not Brian Walters, Bill Bacharach’s Six-Day Academy, which is run like a military operation. It is amazing. He encouraged people not to have the technology, take notes. But I will say write this down and Tweet it later.
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