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About the Book


Drawn from her extensive experience as a nationally recognized speaker, master facilitator and panel moderator, Kristin Arnold provides insights into what it takes to be a brilliant panelist on a panel discussion.

With this 75 page user-friendly guide, you discover everything you need to know to prepare for a panel discussion AND to contribute to a lively and informative conversation!   

Kristin answers such diverse questions such as:

  • How do I prepare for a panel discussion?
  • What's the best way to practice beforehand?
  • How do I engage in a lively conversation?
  • How do I respond to questions - even when the question is awkward?
  • How do I get a word in edgewise when other panelists are doing all the talking?


Not to worry!  Everything you need to know is in this little book. By incorporating just a few of these best practices, you will provide great value to the audience AND look brilliant!

and get these BONUS Gifts with purchase!

  • Panelist Planning Worksheet

    to use with the meeting organizer or panel moderator to understand the questions you need to ask during the first call.

  • Panelist Countdown Checklist

    to help you be prepared for your panel discussion.

  • Panelist Do's & Don'ts Tip Sheet

    A reminder on what to do...and what not to do during the panel session.

  • Panelist Tip Sheet

    Ideas on how to engage and involve the audience.

  • Kristin Arnold

    Master Facilitator

    Kristin Arnold

    Kristin Arnold MBA, CSP, CPF | Master, is passionate about making all panel discussions more engaging, interactive and collaborative. She has surveyed and studied what makes panel discussions absolutely fabulous – or not.

    Since 1993, Kristin is the founder and President of Quality Process Consultants, a boutique consulting firm specializing in galvanizing leaders and their teams to think things through, make better collaborative decisions to achieve sustainable results.

    She’s a high stakes meeting facilitator, trainer, keynote speaker and panel moderator, known for her concrete approaches and practical concepts, tools and techniques her clients can apply immediately to see positive, substantive results.

    Kristin was one of the first female graduates of the United States Coast Guard Academy and the first woman stationed onboard the USCGC Buttonwood, a seagoing buoy tender.

    She parlayed her understanding of teams and teamwork with an MBA in Marketing Strategy into a specialized management consulting firm focused on building extraordinary teams in the workplace.

    She is an award-winning author and Past President of the US National Speakers Association. She divides her time between Scottsdale, Arizona and Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Will also be available on
Amazon in Paperback and Kindle.

FREE when you purchase Permanent Access to the Knowledge Vault.

Contact us for any special requests or bulk orders.

Jeff Hurt, CEO, Empowered Epiphanies

A Must Read for All Who Plan Meetings

Jeff Hurt, CEO, Empowered Epiphanies

Panels. The very word causes most of us to groan as it brings up feelings of dislike and disdain. Kristin Arnold has taken the dry, boring, traditional panel format and infused it with excitement, engagement and anticipation all for the audience’s pleasure. Her book Powerful Panels provides a step by step approach to creating 21st Century panels and is a must read for all who plan meetings, events and education formats.
Wayne Cooper Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Group & Publisher of Chief Executive magazine

Priceless

Wayne Cooper Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Group & Publisher of Chief Executive magazine

Kristin Arnold is an expert public speaker and moderator who knows how to make meetings engaging, insightful and valuable. In this priceless booklet, she shares her expertise and wisdom to help others lead more effective panels. If you are running a conference, meeting or panel, you owe it to your audience to probe Kristin’s ideas.