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6 Top Tips for Engaging Panel Discussions
After a busy month of moderating for the UN, European Commission and trade federations in Brussels and Geneva, plus running how to moderate workshops for public and private sector institutions, I wanted to share my top 6 tips for successful...
How to Craft a Memorable Sound Bite
As a journalist, I knew immediately what sound bites I would use in my radio or television reports for the BBC. They were the couple of sentences that made for lively copy and were instantly memorable. What I may not have grasped in my rush to...
Macron – a Feminist?
Emmanuel Macron told me he was a feminist, but what counted was that women considered him a feminist. His answer earned him a round of applause at the Women's Forum for Economy and Society in December 2016, when he was a Presidential candidate. Now that he is...
Moderating with a Cartoonist
Moderating a conference about the possible reclassification of a chemical compound as carcinogenic is no laughing matter. The revaluation of antimony, a substance found in many household and manufacturing products, would have severe repercussions for those involved in...
Technology Can Transform Your Conference
The audience is king in communications. Whether giving a presentation, talking to the media, or writing a document, who matters most is the viewer, listener or reader. What do you want them to do, feel or say as a result of your communications? How strange this is too...