If you are organising a panel discussion, you should consider renting microphones and speakers from an audio equipment hire business. Carry on reading to understand why it is worth doing this.

To ensure that attendees with partial hearing loss can hear what the guests on the panel are saying

If the event will involve a lengthy discussion of a very popular or controversial topic, and as a result of this, a lot of people are going to attend, then it is safe to assume that at least a few of these people might have partial hearing loss. If this is the case, then you will need to rent audio equipment.

The reason for this is as follows: even if the room in which the event is being held has excellent acoustics, people with partial hearing loss could still struggle to understand what the guests on the panel are saying if there is no audio equipment in use. This is particularly true if the other members of the audience are whispering, applauding or shouting whilst these people are giving their opinions.

This could mean that these hearing-impaired people missing out on important statements made by those on the panel and, as a result, are not able to fully appreciate or understand the points that these guests make. They may then leave the event feeling frustrated and disappointed.

Conversely, if you set up microphones for each of the guests on the panel and connect them to a large speaker, the audience members who have less-than-perfect hearing should still be able to hear everything that the guests say.

To ensure that the sound quality of any recordings made at the event is high

If you intend to record the panel discussion and upload it to a website, then it is very important to hire audio equipment for the event. The reason for this is as follows: even if everything that is said by the guests on the panel is audible to the people who are present in the room without the use of audio equipment, the smartphone or camera that is used to record the event might not be of a high enough quality to ensure that the sounds it records can be heard by those who watch and listen to the resultant footage online.

If you believe that the matters that will be discussed during this event are likely to be of interest to the general public and you want to ensure that your recording of the event enables people all around the world to listen to the things that are said, you should hire equipment that will amplify the words spoken by your guests to the point where the recording made by your smartphone -- or whichever device you use -- clearly captures these words.