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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....
“Answer, don’t avoid the question Prime Minister.”
It amazes me that politicians still think they can get away with not answering the question during media interviews. Who are they hiring for media training? Certainly not me! The web is full of examples of what not to do during a media interview. In my trainings I use...