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.

There’s no stage. There’s no in-person audience. People aren’t even in the same room anymore. It seems like the pandemic would be bad news for panel discussions in the era of the virtual event, right?

One of the questions I get asked the most is how to moderate a great panel. The technology landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and industry panels have become a crucial platform for ...

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 ...

When handled well, they are dynamic, insightful and engaging. Ideas collide. Perspectives emerge. The audience learns something valuable. When handled badly, however, they become a public group chat ...

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 ...

Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana examines work practices at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, a prison built on the site of a former plantation. A discussion following ...

A panel discussion following a screening of The Black Church. Rev. Rosalee “Rose” Charley, Senior Pastor of the Faith Fellowship Community Church; Milmon Harrison, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the ...