Do you sometimes need to introduce a panel of speakers? Many of our clients need to do this when bidding for some work, or when convening a panel of speakers at a conference. Ellen Finkelstein’s newsletter last week included a polished and simple way of doing this by using PowerPoint .
Aside from images providing faces and names, briefly explain why each person is included in the panel. Each panel member’s
expertise needs to clearly add something special to the occasion and to fit with the whole. As you introduce each person,you explain why Person B follows Person A and so on. In your introduction make sure you answer the following questions:
- Why we are covering this specific subject, as part of the whole presentation?
- Why we are covering this aspect now?
If you would like some more tips on other aspects of leading or convening a panel, there are some useful ones in Presentation Pointers