Consider Sending a Thank You Letter After Panel Discussion

Blatant Gender Bias at a Davos Economic Summit Panel Discussion: As a panel moderator, it is a best practice to . Everybody likes to hear their name AND it's a great cue for a panelist to know that a question is directed at them. But for goodness sakes, either call ALL the panelists by their first names or ALL the... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pitiful Panel Discussions: The Panelists’ or Moderators’ Fault?: Panel discussions don't live up to their potential - a fabulous, spontaneous discussion between really smart people to create valuable takeaways for the audience. You can blame the moderator for many of the ills (check out the for the details), but... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sample Panel Discussion Invitation: You've identified your desired slate of and now you need to send them a panel discussion invitation by email (or if you're old school, by postal mail!). To have a comprehensive yet crisp letter, consider including these elements: by Powerful Panels

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Get Rid of the White, Draped Table at Panel Discussions!: Don't default to the traditionalists. You can easily spice up the room by getting rid of that darn long table during your panel discussion. It acts as a barrier between the panelists and the audience. Instead, create a warmer climate... 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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Favoritism During a Panel Discussion: I’ll tell you what tips off the audience that the panel moderator is NOT fulfilling of being “Neutral & Objective.” 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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Making Numbers Count on a Panel Discussion: When sharing a number(s) with the audience, it is much more than the telling of the number or statistic. The number(s) is important, but it’s the understanding of the situation, the emotion it generates, and the feeling the audience is left... 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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