Welcome to Powerful Panels: a website dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of the panel discussion at meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Iโm Kristin Arnold, a high-stakes meeting facilitator and professional panel moderator. Iโve been facilitating teams of executives and managers in making better decisions and achieving greater results for over 20 years. One of my favorite formats for helping executives, experts, and practitioners share their ideas with others is the panel discussion at meetings, conferences, and conventions.
Unfortunately, in a recent survey, the data shows that over 50% of the executives and meeting professionals said that the panel format was merely โokayโ โ and thatโs just not acceptable! You certainly donโt want to be in the bottom half โ you want to moderate one of those panels that just knocks it out of the park!
So why canโt ALL panels simply be amazing? In my experience, most non-professional moderators simply wing it. After all, how hard can it be to ask a few people some questions and then do an audience Q&A session?
Truth be told, itโs not hard, once you know what to do and what not to do. And I’m thrilled that you have stumbled upon this website designed to help you on your journey!
I hope you join me in my crusade to make all panel discussions powerful and extraordinary – and give me a call if you’d like to chat! Would love to hear from you!
Kristin Arnold, professional panel moderator and high stakes meeting facilitator, shares her best practices for interactive, interesting, and engaging panel presentations. For more resources or to have Kristin moderate your next panel, schedule a time to chat!