Having run an experiential space for the last five years, I have been able to watch and listen to a wide variety of panel discussions hosted by different fortune 500 companies and bigger brands.

As panel moderator, one of your key goals should be to involve the audience as early as possible. Most conference attendees hear the phrase “panel discussion” and involuntarily groan. They have ...

In my work in training and preparing business executives and professionals for service on nonprofit boards of directors, I facilitate panel discussions. The panelists include corporate leaders who ...

Panel discussions today are replacing keynote addresses for the sole reason that they are a lot more interactive and present a democratic view on things. Anyone — be it a student or corporate ...

The panel discussion wins my vote for worst event format: It’s slow, it’s stilted and it’s very difficult to do well. What usually happens is this: The moderator makes a statement, then asks the panel ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Most academic conferences are preceded by some effort to make the sessions different from the usual format, but the usual format overwhelmingly prevails. That is: Each panel discussion runs no longer ...