Rock Star

Panel Moderator

How To Be A

Stink Most Panels

Often like talking bobble heads

Access TV Public

Worse Than

Panels Often

Panels Best

Panels Best

Move fast

Panels Best

Move fastSprinkled with humor

Panels Best

Move fastSprinkled with humorUnpredictable

Panels Best

Move fastSprinkled with humorUnpredictableInvolve audience early/often

Who is the panel for?

Audience Who is the panel for?

Panelists Not for

What’s the purpose of a panel?

What’s the purpose of a panel?

Share information

What’s the purpose of a panel?

Share information

What’s the purpose of a panel?

Audience learningHelp solve

theirproblems

What’s the purpose of a

moderator?Like a great rock star, a moderator is there forfans/audience

What’s the purpose of a

moderator?Moderator is…Audience Advocate,

Manager,Guide.

Rock To Become

A

Star Panel

Moderator

15 Tips

1. Don’t over-prep panel

1. Don’t over-prep panelAvoid long calls/emailSend 3 questions you’ll discuss

2.

Use BIP format

2.

Use BIP formatBig Picture Thinking

Into the WeedsStories, examples, anecdotes

2.

Use BIP formatBig Picture Thinking

Into the Weeds

Peer to Peer DiscussionsAfter panelists answer a question, askattendees to react to panelists with a peer

2.

Use BIP formatBig Picture Thinking

3.

Focus On Audience

3.

Focus On Audience

Remind panelists that withoutaudience no panel

Watch audience not panelists

3.

Focus On Audience

Let panelists know you are notshy about cutting them offRedirect panelists as needed

4.

Sit with panelists

4.

Sit with panelistsRemove podiumsRemove tables &

other barriers

5.

Connect w/ Audience

5.

Connect w/ AudienceManage

expectationsMake agreement with audience

6.

Start with Intros

6.

Start with IntrosShort intro to

panelistsAttendee intro to peers right/left

7.

Tell Audience WIIFM

7.

Tell Audience WIIFM

Establish What’s In It For Me Give audience context

8.

Set The Tone

8.

Set The ToneIdentify 3 big

questionsAsk attendees to pick 1 that

to discuss

interests them &share with a peer

9.

Involve audience infirst five

minutes

9.

Involve audience in

Let’s them know it’s about them!

first five minutes

10.

Start with firstquesti

on

10.

Start with first

Give each panelist 2 mins to respond

question

10.

Start with firstquesti

on

Ask them not to repeat answersAsk for concrete examples if necessary

11.

Then ask audienceto discuss reactionswith a peer

11.

Then ask audienceto discuss reactionswith a peer

Turn to neighbor on right or leftFollow with short audience debrief

12.

Then ask audienceif they have ?

s forpanelists

13. Repeat process

14.

10 mins before end

14.

10 mins before end

Give each panelist 60 seconds to answerWhat trends do you see in next

year?What is your prediction about industry - 5 yrs?

14.

10 mins before end

Don’t ask for final thoughts as panelists often just restate what’s already

said!

15.

5 mins before end

Ask audience to complete electronic survey

15.

5 mins before end

Ask audience to complete electronic survey

Rock Star

Follow these tips & you’ll be a

Panel Moderator

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