123 Ways to Add Pizazz to a Panel Discussion

Add some pizazz to the traditional panel discussion format with these tips and techniques.

Drawn from her extensive experience as a nationally recognized speaker, master facilitator, and panel moderator, Kristin Arnold provides 123 different ways to transform a traditional panel discussion into the hit of your conference! In this 200+ page reference guide, you discover myriad ideas to punch up your panels including how to:

• Design an inspiring panel format
• Find and prepare your panelists
• Curate fabulous questions
• Set the stage and A/V tips
• Open with pizazz!
• Inspire spontaneous and informative conversations
• Intervene firmly but tactfully
• Finish with panache
• Keep the audience at the edge of their seats
• Shift gears periodically
• Engage & involve the audience
• Moderate lively audience Q&A
• PLUS tons of tips on how to adapt these techniques to the virtual environment!

Just pull out this quick reference guide to provide a little inspiration for your live, face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid panel discussions!

KRISTIN ARNOLD, MBA, CSP, CPF-Master is a high-stakes meeting facilitator and professional panel moderator. She has been facilitating teams of executives and managers in making better decisions and achieving greater results for over 25 years. She is known for her concrete approach to teamwork and a treasure trove of practical concepts, tools, and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive, substantive results. One of her favorite formats for helping executives, experts and practitioners share their ideas with others is the panel discussion at meetings, conferences and conventions. She is a leading authority on moderating panel discussions, has been heralded by MeetingsNet as the Panel Improvement Evangelist, and recognized as a meetings innovator by Smart Meetings Magazine. Her article in Toastmasters Magazine continues to be their top-rated article and a lead article in organic Google search. She is the author of the definitive book on how to moderate a panel: Powerful Panels: A Step-by-Step Guide to Moderating a Lively and Informative Panel Discussion at Meetings, Conferences, and Conventions. Kristin is one of the first female graduates of the US Coast Guard Academy and the first woman stationed onboard the USCGC Buttonwood, a seagoing buoy tender. She parlayed her understanding of teams and teamwork with an MBA in marketing strategy into a specialized management consulting firm focused on building extraordinary teams in the workplace. www.E