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3 Formats for the Next Generation of Panel Sessions

Convene by PCMA

Industry panels can make a big impact at conferences — if they are presented in new and creative ways. While keynote speakers can still be a significant attendance driver, I think 2023 is the year to resurrect the industry panel. A commitment from each panel participant that they will share something that they’ve never shared before.

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Powerful Panels interview with Adrian Segar

Conferences that Work

Here’s my Powerful Panels interview with good friend and meeting panel doyen Kristin Arnold. During our 25 minutes together, we discussed various panel formats, their value, and how to structure and design powerful panel discussions into the larger context of meetings, conferences, and events. 0:00 Introduction.

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‘Programming Stellar Content That Connects With an Audience’

Convene by PCMA

Your audience is saying] that instead of going to a dozen events, I’m going to pick three to five. Why audiences have higher experience expectations: [Audiences are saying] I want to make sure that I’m entertained. Here’s what she had to say. The quantity has lessened for people. They want to participate in those conversations.

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Six Effective Tips To Improve Audience Engagement At Live Events

Endless Events

How to improve audience engagement? Try these six audience engagement techniques at your next event. It takes ages for the microphone to be passed from audience member to audience member while everyone waits in awkward silence for the next question. Engaged audience members participate more, learn more, and are happier.

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Panels as if the audience mattered

Conferences that Work

I’m in San Antonio, Texas, having just run two 90-minute “panels” at a national association leadership conference. I say “panels” because at both sessions, the three “panelists” presented for less than five minutes. Body voting. So I asked each panelist to prepare a five-minute (maximum!)

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28 Ways a Moderator Can Make Your Panel Shine

MeetingsNet

How to train your panel moderator to get (and keep) your audience’s attention. Have you ever.had a panel moderator who liked the sound of his own voice a little too much? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions?

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Ask Me Anything About Conference Panels—Annotated Video

Conferences that Work

I guarantee you will learn many new great ideas about conference panels from this Blab of my Thursday chat with the wonderful Kristin Arnold. With many thanks to Kristin and our viewers (especially Kiki L’Italien who contributed mightily) I now offer you the AMA About Conference Panels annotated time-line. 1:30] Using sli.do

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