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Frank Catalano shares some handy tips on how to moderate a panel, which he dubs "the hardest easy job in public speaking."

A sample tip: "Don't expect to wing it. Prepare a thought-provoking first question and circulate it among the panelists in advance, telling them they'll have two minutes to address it in their own words, sans slides."

And yes, he takes a stand against relying on slideshows: "Nothing squeezes the life out of a panel more than PowerPoint."