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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...
Moderator, Facilitator and Master of Ceremonies: What is the Difference?
A straw poll of colleagues and clients confirmed my view that people often confuse the different roles. I frequently receive confused requests. Not so long ago, I was asked to moderate when in fact after some discussion the client and I agreed they needed instead a...
Lessons from a Master Coach: What I learnt about public speaking from a musical maestro
I know very little about classical music, but I was privileged to have a front row seat to a master class given by Gabor Takacs-Nagy. As I watched Takacs-Nagy in action, I realised much of what he said applied to public speaking - a world I know more about....