family reunion: presenters, facilitators and panelists mo anderson and monica reynolds

Family Reunion: Presenters, Facilitators and PanelistsMo Anderson and Monica Reynolds

On Today’s Call

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• Expectations and Standards• How to Be Most Effective on Stage

Expectations and Standards• You are an Ambassador

• Dress—business attire only

• Language

• Content—no selling from the stage, no disparaging remarks about other companies, vendors … anyone!


Expectations and Standards• Do not send anyone in your place—contact KWU if you

have a last minute emergency.

• Respect time—do not go over your allotted session.

• Arrive 20 minutes before your session, stay for a few minutes after to answer any follow up questions.

• Remind your audience to complete an evaluation. We’ve gone online this year—it is easy and fun to use!

www.evalfr.com


How to Be Most Effective—All Roles• Know your content inside and out

• Don’t wing it—Practice! And practice timing

• Don’t talk about what you ‘plan to do,’ the audience is there to learn from your experience

• Focus on the practical—give ideas people can walk away with and implement

• Don’t exaggerate or lie


How to Be Most Effective—All Roles• Use the microphones at all times—including

audience questions (for audio recording purposes).

• Allow time for questions and always repeat the question if an audience member asks a question with no microphone.

• Make it fun! Be inspirational! Make it practical!

• Show appreciation by thanking your audience for their time and attention. Be gracious!


How to Be Most Effective—Facilitators

• Schedule a call ahead of time with your panelists.

• Review the questions from KWU.

• Identify who will answer what, and have panelists share their answers.

• Consult with the panelists and make any necessary edits to ensure the answers are concise, to the point and practical.

• Practice together.



• Know your role – facilitators are chosen for their leadership and knowledge of a topic so they can ask great follow-up questions and hit important points. Be prepared to contribute 3 to 5 points if your panelists do not make them.

• Act as a moderator—keep panelists on topic, move the discussion along, avoid any one person dominating



• Don’t let superficial answers lie. Know when to dig deep to uncover the real meat of the topic so your attendees get the maximum impact from the session.

• Don’t allow for debate. Facilitate sharing of viewpoints versus convincing others what’s right or wrong.


How to Be Most Effective—Panelists• Think of your facilitator as the conductor, and you

as the orchestra—follow their signals and cues.

• Be generous to one another to allow for equal speaking time.

• Speak from the heart. A panel is effective because it provides different points of view. Share what you did, the impact it had, what you did right, and what you would do differently next time.


Thank You!We Look Forward to

Seeing You in Orlando!


family reunion: presenters, facilitators and panelists mo anderson and monica reynolds

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