How to be a Good Panelist

Jennifer R. Povey
7 min readJan 14, 2020
Photo by Evangeline Shaw on Unsplash

As a writer, I sometimes get the privilege of being on panels at conventions. Most people don’t get to do that — and I happen to find it a lot of fun. It’s also nervewracking for a lot of people (I’ve seen new people freeze up altogether).

So, I figured I’d post a few of my tips for both being a good panelist and dealing with the stage fright and such.

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Jennifer R. Povey

I write about fantasy, science fiction and horror, LGBT issues, travel, and social issues.