You decided to mix it up at your last leadership meeting or internal conference by bringing some experts together for a panel discussion. That, you thought, will break the monotony of one presentation ...

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 ...

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 ...

Panel discussions at conferences are a useful way to trigger an exchange of viewpoints among experts, either with prepared statements or in response to questions from the audience. Because they ...

The Bottom LineQuestion: Why is it so difficult for many professionals to lead a panel discussion? Adubato: Most people lack moderating skills. It s not their fault. They haven t been trained. As a ...

Education Week's Associate Editor David Hoff hosted this Oct. 21 post-panel analysis "What's at Stake for Schools," following the debate, "Education and the Next President," hosted by Teachers College ...

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 ...

PEN America, an organization for writers, artists and journalists that defends free expression, led an open-panel discussion ...

The CSUN Chicana/o studies department was established in 1969 to respond to the growing needs of a diverse student body. On Monday, they celebrated their 45th anniversary with a variety of speakers ...