Panel moderator template
Your questions and your links — the four minutes of a panel that are yours. This is the shape that works — 6 sections in the order the room expects them, each with a hint for what belongs inside. Fill it with your own words and the speech carries itself.
00:01The structure
6 sections, in this order.
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01
Opening
The question this panel exists to answer, then each panellist in one line — title, and why them
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02
Point
Opening question, asked to one named person. Never “so, thoughts?” to the whole row
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03
Point
The disagreement you know is in the room — name it and hand it to the two who differ
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04
Moment
Your interruption line, written in advance: “Let me stop you there — ”
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05
Point
Audience questions: how they get one (mic, hands, app) and the rule — a question, not a speech
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06
Closing
One sentence from each, going down the row, then thank them by name
00:02In the app
From outline to on time.
Every section gets a time, and the total tells you whether you will fit your slot. You write your lines directly inside each block, so the words and the shape never drift apart.
When it is time to deliver, the same outline becomes full-screen cue cards with a stage clock, or a teleprompter that follows the pace you planned.
00:03Related
Other shapes for the same room.
Warm, personal and ending with the toast — 3–5 min
One big idea — told through story, data and a clear takeaway
A tribute that honors a life through specific, vivid stories
Affectionate, a little roast — lands on a heartfelt toast
The traditional order, with room for the one story only you can tell
Warm and a little funny — who they are, what they mean to us
00:04Get it
Open this outline in SpeechDraft.
The panel moderator template is one of 28 in the app. Building and writing are free — the first two speeches, with no limit on the words — and Pro is one purchase of $9.99 if you keep going. No subscription, and it works with the wifi off.
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