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Panel Discussions

Rick Ellis & Jim Balding

▪ Advice

▪ Pre-Conference

▪ At Conference

▪ Pre-Session

▪ Session

▪ Post Session

▪ Q&A

Agenda

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Advice

Advice

▪ Have Fun

▪ Be You

▪ Be engaging

▪ Project and Enunciate

▪ Grace and Style

▪ KEEP YOUR GOALS IN MIND

Joining Up Fundamental Rights

Advice - Basics

▪ Rest

▪ Focus

▪ Leading through the agenda

▪ Getting back on track

▪ Cutting off a question

▪ Defer

▪ Timing

The Family Lawyer

Advice - Questions

▪ Will you take questions?

▪ Size of room

▪ Breadth of topic

▪ Are you comfortable?

▪ Are your panelists comfortable?

▪ Off-limits Topics

▪ Managing questions with Grace and Style

▪ Twitter # - ParticiPoll

Advice – What to Avoid

▪ Awkward Questions

▪ What do you think about

Autodesk Subscriptions?

▪ Negativity “Bitch Sessions”

▪ Grandstanding

▪ Theoretical

▪ Visual Presentations – Too Many

Slides

▪ Too Technical – 40,000 Foot

LevelIllustration: Magic poster collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of

Congress

Advice - Goals

▪ Success Means

▪ Attendees - Gain

▪ Panelists - Give

▪ Moderator - Directs

▪ Transfer of Knowledge =

Success

▪ Attendees Learn

▪ Panelist Look Good

▪ Moderator Looks Good Mr. Barlow’s Blog

Pre-Conference

Pre-Conference - Handout

▪ Handout?

▪ Description and Learning Objectives

▪ Topics

▪ Supporting Information

▪ Panelists

▪ Photos

▪ Bio

▪ Contact

DOH

Pre-Conference - Prep

▪ Ask for questions in advance?

▪ Conference Call(s) with

Panelists

▪ Have 2-3x the number of

questions you will need

▪ Work with panelist

▪ Know their background –

Enough to Introduce them at the

session

▪ Introduce all of them to each

other

Pre-Conference - Prep

▪ Make a list of questions or topics you want

to discuss

▪ Decide how much time you want to

spend on each topic

▪ This is a rough estimate to keep you

on track

▪ Put the topics in an order that makes

sense if they are related

▪ Have some extra topics in case things

move faster than you expect

▪ Ask panel members if there are

topics they would like to discuss

▪ They are the experts and

should be passionate about the

subject

▪ Send the list of topics to the

panel before AU.

▪ This gives them time to prep

and feedback

▪ Have a note taker

Pre-Conference - Prep

Pre-Conference Logistics

▪ Confirm:

▪ Seating

▪ Size

▪ Layout

▪ AV

▪ Lavs

▪ Handheld

▪ Video Hookup

At Conference

At Conference

▪ Go to your room

▪ Find it

▪ Confirm seating

▪ Stage large enough?

▪ A/V

▪ Can all panelists be mic’d

(feedback)

Pre-Session

Pre-Session – Set Up

▪ Be in the room ahead of time

▪ Set Up

▪ Initial Slide up

▪ Mic'd Up

▪ Music

▪ Shake Hands

▪ Be Ready and Off the Stage

▪ Large Name Tags?

▪ Move People to the Front

Session

Session - Intro

▪ Introduce

▪ Moderator (You)

▪ Panelist (moderator to intro?)

▪ Bio

▪ Topic and Sub Topics

▪ Rules/Etiquette

▪ Phones

▪ Questions

▪ Etc.

Session - Intro

▪ Style

▪ Lecture x Panel

▪ Panel Discussion

▪ Q&A w Audience

▪ Tonight Show Style

▪ Q&A

▪ OK to Leave

Session

▪ Ask prepared questions

▪ Remember the keys to success

▪ It is about the panelists

▪ Organic

▪ Share the Love

▪ Domination doesn’t work

Q&A

▪ 10-15 Minutes for Q&A

▪ Repeat Question

▪ Twitter #

▪ Moderate!

Session - Closing

▪ END ON TIME

▪ Review the Objectives

▪ Review the Findings

▪ Thank You's

▪ Audience

▪ Panelists

▪ Contact Info

▪ Survey Reminder

▪ Clear the Room

Post Session

Post Session – Follow Up

▪ Follow Up

▪ Questions Asked – “I’ll get

back to you on that”

▪ Notes

▪ Reminders for Survey

Q&A

Q&A

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