If you are reading this page, you are likely an Event Organizer hosting a Speaker Panel event and are curious – how can I make my event be amazing for the attendees?
How can I make the presentation engaging enough so that attendees don’t lose interest after 15 minutes?
How can I create an event that people will speak highly about to their friends, and want to attend again in the future?
| Average Moderator | Ryan – The “Talk show Host Experience” |
| Allows the panelists to self-introduce themselves | Hosts a pre-interview with the panelists prior to the event to get to know them, then gives a highly compelling introduction at the event |
| Asks the same question to each moderator | Asks different, tailored questions, to each panelist |
| Sticks to “safe” topics | Asks “controversial” questions in a graceful way, revealing the intimate facts that the audience really wants to hear |
| Allows panelists to finish their answers, even if they know its boring for the audience | I will cut off a panelist from speaking in the most polite way possible, if I feel they are talking for too long |
| Sticks to asking open-ended questions e.g. “What is the biggest lesson in your career?” | Uses both open-ended and close-ended questions. |
As an example, look at reporter Steve Paikin, one of Canada’s best journalist and interviewer. He always asks the most DIFFICULT questions
My Process
– I talk with you (the organizer) to understand
– I book a 1:1 with each of the panelists to get to know their story.
How You Benefit
– You
Why should I choose Ryan as opposed to someone else?
– I have spoken on 12 panels and attended over 24.
The cost
– Nothing! I do this for free.
Well let’s first break down the pieces of a Speaker Panel Event.
You have four people with competing interests.
Organizers
Moderators
Panelists – Want to make themselves good without bragging. Want to
Audience – Want to be entertained, educated, inspired, and want to network with everyone above.
