How to Moderate a Panel Using Just One Index Card
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Advice on how to draft a single index card that will help you moderate better panel discussions.
This is based on my Harvard Business Review piece, "How to Moderate a Panel Like a Pro"...and on-stage experience running hundreds of panels (really) at events like SXSW, the Consumer Electronics Show, the Sundance Film Festival, Agenda, the Connected Healthcare Symposium, the Churchill Club, MIT's R&D Conference, the Direct Marketing Association Annual Conference, various National Association of Broadcasters gatherings, the Producers Guild of America, etc.
More advice on panels at scottkirsner.co...
A related video is "5 Tips on Moderating a Fantastic Fireside Chat"
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This is the simpliest video i have seen as i prepare for my first.
So my Moderation went well-more than expected....this video was helpful
Wow ! The first video I see with actual advice ! Everybody else says stuff like “ research the topic before hand “ ! Wow ! Mind blown ! Who could have guessed I should know a little about what I’m about to talk about ? 🙄
But your video was brilliant ! Thank you so much !
Doing my first this Friday and this is exactly what I need. Simple but efficient.
My moderation went very well, even over my expectations. This video really helped me for my first moderating session. Thank you very much 😊
Love to hear it!
I love it!
Thank you for this guide, it will help me on my next moderation event!
I’ve moderated a number of panels over the years, and I sometimes return back to podcasts or TH-cam to advance my practice. This has been the best and most informative version. It offers a great perspective on having a fantastic flow that most likely resonates well with an audience.
This was suberbly helpful for first timers like me. Thank you Scott!
So glad to hear it!
Great insights. Brief and useful.
Thanks, Rick!
Thankful I found this. My first Moderation role is this Thursday
Definitely was looking at all my notes getting anxious because I don’t want to look like a novice. This is great advice. 11:04
all right then , there we go ... thanks so much , i feel ready now
This is super helpful. I am moderating a panel this week for the first time. Thank you!
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful!
I'm so glad!
This is perfect! I plan to use this method within 2 weeks for my first time as a moderator. Thank you.
Going in to moderate a panel for the first time in my life infront of a live audience! This is great! Thank you so very much. Especially for those anecdotal “how to say it samples”! I’m gonna listen to it a few more times including the day of!
You awesome 👏 😊
Let me know how it goes!
This is so good! I'm moderating my first panel session tomorrow & I'd definitely use these invaluable tips!
Scott, thank you very much!!!! Please make more videos!
The Absolute Best Video!!! It gave me such a sense of relief and calm. Straight to the point!
Short and insightful, thank you for this video❤🙏
This is super helpful! I'm prepping a moderator and guest for an upcoming fireside chat. I plan to include your video in my prep materials. As always, great job!
Thanks, Kelley! Not sure if you've seen my newer video on fireside chat moderating....
Absolutely great tips, I will use this method next week in UK where I will be moderating a panel discussion. If I remember I'll check back in and let you know how it went :)
This was absolutely useful. Will use these tips to moderate a panel session today
Super helpful! Thank you
Im gonna chair a webinar next weekend, this is really what i need, thank you very much!!!
Thank you, this was very clear, concise and immediately usable!
Thank you so much Scott! Combining this awesome idea with what I learned from Kristin Arnold's 7 part TH-cam lessons about moderating, my very first ever panel was the most talked-about session among the C level attendees of the conference. I did trash about 30 index cards to get one right but an outstanding 'hack' for any moderator.
Yes, you will use a few index cards with this method! Glad your panel was a hit!
Great advice. I am going to do what you did. I am moderating a panel later this month. I am going to keep it simple.
Appreciate your advice!
Straight to the point, very concise, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks. Very concise. Just like what I need. Will be a moderator this August.
You are the man! Thanks Scott, will use this today.
Moisés! Let me know how it went!
Thanks for this Scott, I'll be using all of your tips for a few panels I'm moderating next month!
Let me know how it goes!
Thank you. Very concise and clear.
It's wonderful and helpful, love the examples used
Successful moderation,
I am a fan already.
Great tips. Thank you so much! I'm designing a panel of 5 rookie panelits, and I think of presenting on a slide the 2 or 3 questions each panelist will snswer in 5 min, including tell us s story... Then once they are done, ask just one question about an opportunities from their perspective to elaborate in 1 min. Then audience Q&A. How this dynamic looks to you? Thanks for the feedback!
This is cool. To the point and real. Thank you!
So helpful
TH-cam gold!
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also distracting..