Meeting Design for Powerful Panel Discussion Formats: The “Fishbowl” and “Empty Chair”

14 Ways to Add Visual Variety to a Virtual Panel Discussion: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold provides a number of ways panel moderators and event organizers can plan to spice up their panel discussion with visual variety. by Powerful Panels

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How to Select Diverse People to Ask a Question During a Panel Discussion: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares how panel moderators can ensure they call on audience members from diverse backgrounds during a panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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Panel Moderation Tips from a First-Time Panel Moderator: Tracy Gilliam: Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features panel moderation tips from a first-time panel moderator Senior Vice President of Futuri Media, Tracy Gilliam. by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panels Podcast #1: Best Panel Ever: Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and infomative. This week's episode is a debrief of the National Speakers Association (NSA) panel discussion at the Winter Conference 2021. The response was overwhelmingly... by Powerful Panels

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Do a Formal Critique to Improve Panel Moderation Skills: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares a number of strategies to critique yourself after moderating a panel discussion to improve for the next time. by Powerful Panels

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Types of Debate Moderator Biases with Presidential Debate Examples: High-stakes meeting facilitator, professional panel moderator, and presidential debate rules analyst Kristin Arnold provides insights on the types of bias that debate moderators can have. by Powerful Panels

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Foster a Sense of Intimacy in the Virtual World: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares a number of strategies to create intimacy during virtual meetings, virtual panel discussions and hybrid panel discussions. by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panels Podcast: Demonstration Panel Format: During this week's Powerful Panel Podcast, Strategic Consultant of Partner Development and Training for law firms David Cruickshank shared his "demonstration panel format" which is a brilliant panel discussion format to share and discuss best practices. by Powerful Panels

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Tactful Transitions to Move the Audience Through a Panel Discussion: Here is how panel moderators can break up panel discussions into bite-size chunks in order to provide basic structure and help the audience follow along. by Powerful Panels

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Meeting Design for Powerful Panel Discussion Formats: The “Fishbowl” and “Empty Chair”: Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features the expert in meeting design, structure, and formats, Adrian Segar. We discuss how to structure and design powerful... by Powerful Panels

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Prepare to be a Brilliant Panelist with these Steps: Perhaps you've been asked to serve as a panelist in an upcoming panel discussion...and you may be wondering, "What do I have to do to be prepared?" That's a GREAT question, as I have seen too many panelists do absolutely NO preparation. Okay,... by Powerful Panels

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Moderators: Figure Out Your Handout Strategy: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares how panel moderators can use and distribute handouts or takeaways during a panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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Live Virtual Panel Discussion Vs. a Recorded Panel Discussion: Pitfalls, Risks, Pros, Cons: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares the differences between a live virtual panel discussion and a recorded panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panel Discussion Tip #300: Best Practices from Seasoned Panel Moderators: Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode features seasoned panel moderators sharing their best practices from over the years, as well as their predictions for the... by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panels Podcast #2: How to Prepare for a Panel Discussion: Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week's episode focuses on how CEO and Founder of Futuri Media Daniel Anstandig prepares to have an interesting and engaging panel... by Powerful Panels

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What to Wear on a Zoom Panel Discussion: Now that what to wear on a panel discussion, let's chat about what to wear on a ZOOM panel discussion (or another videoconferencing platform!) While the when selecting the perfect outfit are the same for in-person as well as participating... by Powerful Panels

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Panel Discussion Topics: Panel discussion topics are more than just one or two words. To provide a focus for the panel moderator, panelists, and the audience, craft a topic statement (not to be confused with a ) that includes these three elements. by Powerful Panels

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Play "Spin the Wheel" to Avoid a Repetitious Panel Discussion: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares a creative way to keep the panel discussion exciting with a game show activity. by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panels Podcast #3: 3 Sets of 3 Tips for U.S. and International Panel Discussions: Welcome to the Powerful Panels Podcast - dedicated to making all panel discussions lively and informative. This week Alastair Greener, Communications Speaker & Consultant, Event MC, and TV Presenter explains a number of strategies for panelists... by Powerful Panels

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How to Gracefully Interrupt a Panelist Who Talks Too Long: "Cutting off" has such a bad connotation to it. So here are a few different panel moderator strategies to "redirect" the conversation (vs. cut off the panelist) during a panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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Powerful Panels Podcast: Turning Career Day into a Virtual Event: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold interviews educator, podcast host and innovation strategist Dr. Stacey Gonzales on how she turned high school career day into a powerful virtual event with compelling professionals. by Powerful Panels

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Creative and Audience-Engaging Ways to Conclude a Panel Discussion: Kristin Arnold, professional panel moderator and high-stakes meeting facilitator, shares her best practices for ending a panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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What is a Panelist? The Panelist Definition: Panelist Definition: A panelist is one among a group of people, typically 3-4 experts or practitioners in the field, who share facts, offer opinions, and respond to audience questions either through questions curated by the moderator or taken from the... by Powerful Panels

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Avoid the Hot Potato or Ping Pong Effect During Panel Discussions: Although both of these techniques have their strengths, Ping Pong and Hot Potato are NOT effective as the only two questioning techniques a panel should use. Both of these techniques keep the focal point on the moderator when... by Powerful Panels

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Expand Panelist’s Initial Remarks into Cohesive Ideas: Professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold shares how panel moderators can use the initial remarks from panelists to expand and build a cohesive story throughout the panel discussion. by Powerful Panels

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Good Panel Discussion Questions: Take the time to carefully craft good panel discussion questions that meet at least four of these six attributes! by Powerful Panels

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How to Disagree Respectfully During a Panel Discussion: Although you have been selected to speak candidly about your perspective as a panelist, you may be wondering how to disagree respectfully during a panel discussion. It's bound to come up...you've done your research on your fellow panelists and you... by Powerful Panels

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Making the Best Panel Moderator Decisions: While I have some preferences on how to moderate a panel discussion, there is no ONE way. It all depends on the topic, the venue, the panelists, and of course, the moderator’s own personal style. My best advice is to make ALL of these small choices... by Powerful Panels

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5 Ways to Balance Panelist Airtime During a Panel Discussion: One of the core values for all panel moderators is the notion of “fairness.” Pay attention to which panelists are contributing and for how long. Here are five active steps to balance it out. by Powerful Panels

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Audience Reflection Panel Format: My colleague, , used a creative “audience reflection panel format” at a recent conference. It went so well that her client wants her to repeat the format at next year’s conference! So what’s an audience reflection panel format? Find out here. by Powerful Panels

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Meeting Design for Powerful Panel Discussion Formats: The “Fishbowl” and “Empty Chair”

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