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Notes on running conference roundtables that sponsors pay for and attendees remember.
How to Run a Topic Poll Before Your Conference
October 23, 2026
A step by step guide to running a conference topic poll: when to send it, how to write the options, how to read the votes and how to turn them into tables.
How to Run Roundtable Discussions at a Conference: A Step by Step Guide
October 23, 2026
A practical guide to running conference roundtables: picking topics, training table leaders, timing the rounds, capturing takeaways and reporting back.
75 Roundtable Discussion Topics for Conferences, by Industry
October 23, 2026
Roundtable discussion topics that fill tables at conferences: leadership, HR, sales, operations, software user groups, healthcare finance and events.
60 Roundtable Discussion Questions That Get People Talking
October 23, 2026
Roundtable discussion questions for conference tables: openers, questions that go deeper, ways to draw out quiet people, and closers for takeaways.
How to Moderate a Roundtable Discussion: A Table Leader's Guide, with Script
October 23, 2026
How to moderate a roundtable discussion: the leader's job, a one page table script, timing, drawing out quiet people and handling hard moments.
Roundtable vs. Panel Discussion: Which Format Should Your Conference Use?
October 23, 2026
The difference between a roundtable and a panel discussion, when each works best at a conference, and how to combine them in one program.
Sponsored Roundtables: The Conference Sponsorship Idea That Beats the Booth
October 23, 2026
Why sponsored roundtables are one of the best conference sponsorship ideas: what sponsors get, the one rule that makes them work, and how to package them.
Roundtable Discussion Format: Table Size, Timing and Rounds That Work
October 23, 2026
The roundtable format that works at conferences: people per table, round length, how many rounds, room setup and a sample 90 minute agenda.
Roundtable Ground Rules: A Ready to Use List for Your Conference
October 23, 2026
Roundtable ground rules to print on every table card: speaking, privacy, no pitching, topics off limits between competitors, and recording consent.
How to Capture Roundtable Takeaways and Write the Report, Template Included
October 23, 2026
How to capture takeaways at every roundtable and turn them into a report organized by topic, with a simple template and privacy rules.
Customer Roundtables at Your User Conference: How to Run Them and What You Learn
October 23, 2026
How to run customer roundtables at a software user conference: topics, table leaders, what to capture, and how product and success teams use it.