How to Moderate a Panel Discussion: Following Up (Video #7, 8mins)

Welcome to the seventh and final video in the 7-part video e-course on Powerful Panels: How to Moderate a Lively and Informative Panel Discussion with professional panel moderator Kristin Arnold.
This seventh video focuses on the fifth step of the five-step process: Following Up after the Panel has Ended.
Congratulations! You have successfully moderated an amazingly successful panel discussion. You met the panel objectives, delivered on the promise, made the panelists look like heroes and the audience received tremendous value.
But it's not over....yet. There are still a few things you can do to wrap things up nicely:
Seek out others
Collect and respond to questions
Critique yourself
Debrief with the meeting organizer, chair and/or planner
Send thank yous
Create a summary report
Repurpose the summary and other content
Keep learning!
For more information on how to moderate a lively and informative panel discussion, go to www.PowerfulPanels.com
Award-winning author Kristin Arnold is an expert in the area of leading workplace teams. As a high stakes meeting facilitator, keynote speaker, and professional panel moderator, Kristin has worked with over a hundred different organizations, three hundred different teams, and presented to over a half a million people around the world on the topics of leadership, strategy, innovation, critical thinking and teamwork. Just visit www.extraordinaryteam.com for more information!
As the past President of the National Speakers Association of the United States (2010-11) and one of the first female graduates of the United States Coast Guard Academy, Kristin brings 20 years of practical team building experience to your audience. She has worked with small businesses to Fortune 500 companies and is equally adept on the shop floor as she is in the executive boardroom.
She is considered to be the foremost expert on moderating panel discussions as well as author of five books including the award-winning book, Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve, and Inspire Your Audience to Action. She is also a contributing author to myriad other team-based books such as The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation.
Kristin Arnold, professional panel moderator, and high stakes meeting facilitator is on a crusade to make all panel discussions informative, interactive, and interesting - and to help YOU become a better panel moderator.
Why? Because 95% of annual meetings have panel discussions - and it’s a fifty-fifty proposition they are any good at all! Expectations decrease dramatically when your attendees walk in and see the traditional draped head-table with microphones on short stands. There are sooooo many other ways to have a stimulating conversation! So let's increase the probability of success for your next panel discussion with these resources:
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[@gokuljayakumar619]

Thank you so much for your videos Kristin! Extremely helpful for my next event as a moderator

[@KristinArnold]

You're so welcome!

[@ainabyonajoan]

I've watched all the 7 Thank you the tips

[@natibff]

So simple to understand!!,i'm glad i saw this, it will definitely help me!

[@KristinArnold]

So glad to hear that it was helpful! That's the point! :-)

[@WendyLiving]

Thanks a lot for this series, I will be moderating my first panel in a week time and this helps!

[@KristinArnold]

Glad it was helpful!

[@trinikrishnan251]

Amazing lady demonstrating her extraordinary talent. Thank you!!!

[@KristinArnold]

Thanks Trini for the compliment! :-)

[@cynditran2036]

so helpful! thank you for all your expertise!

[@KristinArnold]

You are so welcome!

[@jdmediapromotions631]

Thank you. This is very good, to the point guidance.

[@KristinArnold]

thank you! Appreciate the comment!

[@tumiscorner]

Thank you Kristen.

[@aleksander321321]

Extraordinary!

[@KristinArnold]

Love that word as it is part of my overall company brand! Thanks so much!

[@MoenicsTV]

Thank you Kristin!

[@Uthred007]

Kirsten thanks so much for your great advice. I have got my first panel to moderate in a few days and finally feel I have an idea of what I am supposed to be doing!

[@KristinArnold]

You're most welcome! Evidently, you went through all 7 videos - this is the last one, so congratulations on completing the panel moderation training - and good luck with your panel!

[@martinlueker760]

Thank you so much Ms. Arnold for this highly organized series, especially the preparation tips. I really appreciate this. Hopefully this will help make my first upcoming panel discussion a real success!

[@KristinArnold]

You are most welcome, Martin - and goo luck with your upcoming panel discussion! Let me know how it went!

[@bayuimantoro6094]

How are you Kristin? Thank you so much for your very clear explanation. I saw all of your 7 videos and it help me a lot. I think all of your advices are still relevant in this pandemic situation, where we are facing most of panel in online version. I hope you can share your experiences and advices in future videos, related to moderating an online panel in covid-19 era. Thank you !

[@KristinArnold]

Bayu - so glad to hear these videos were helpful and still relevant! For more ideas, go to www.PowerfulPanels.com. I've blogged quite a bit about moderating a virtual panel.

[@jiheewon207]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks, Kristin.

[@haleighcallison150]

Thank-you Kristin! Tomorrow's the big day :) Excited and nervous (the good kind tho). Appreciate your videos and tips - they have been very helpful and calming. I am a nerd who likes to prepare and these have definitely helped me ensure I have thought about each aspect of the process. Fingers crossed!!

[@KristinArnold]

Good luck, Haleigh! Preparation is the key - and you have done your homework. Fingers crossed and I know you'll do GREAT!

[@greenleavesish1]

Thank you for this e-course! I’ve watched every single video in this series. I feel much more prepared for moderating the upcoming panel discussion 😁

[@KristinArnold]

Glad it was helpful!

[@leilanaderi236]

Thank you Kristin. I had no idea when I was asked to be a moderator. It was an extremely helpful and very professional one.

[@LivingBestLife]

Thank you Kristin. Watched all the videos, extremely insightful and helpful.

[@juliolucario]

Awesome course. My panel went amazingly well thanks to many of things you taught. The audience loved it.

[@KristinArnold]

So glad to hear that it was helpful - Congratulations on your powerful panel!

[@emmatumusiime5837]

Thanks a lot for the helpful tips I know how to prepare for my first panel discussion now and feel more confident and in control!

[@KristinArnold]

Excellent! So glad to hear these videos were helpful!

[@tasha3185]

Thank you so much for this series!

[@KristinArnold]

You are most welcome! Hope it was helpful!

[@coreensimpson7372]

Thanks Kristin...i never moderated before and your advice is welcome.

[@HannaDuenser1234]

Thank you! So wonderful!

[@KristinArnold]

Delighted you watched them!

[@charlesseltzer9455]

Brilliant.

[@WildBillK54]

Well done. I learned quite a lot - I'll be running a panel discussion at an international meeting in a couple of months and this allayed a lot of my concerns.

[@KristinArnold]

Glad to help! Please let me know how it goes!

[@Alvaroguerrabilbao]

great content and very helpfull!

[@KristinArnold]

Thanks so much for watching - and glad they were helpful! Enjoy moderating your upcoming panel discussion!

[@muostapher]

thanks ma'am. i'm assuming the role of a moderator in two days from now, i hope help me a lot.

[@KristinArnold]

Hope it went GREAT!

[@muostapher]

@@KristinArnold not bad for a debut, I need work on my composure though. I really appreciate your help.

[@KristinArnold]

@@muostapher Ahhhh...that takes a bit of time and experience. Good for you for putting yourself out there! Now it's time to find another panel to moderate!

[@muostapher]

@@KristinArnold I'm really looking forward to moderating another panel. The job is awesome.