Many of the people I coach in the art of powerful presenting are highly intelligent and articulate. They are medical doctors, academics, bankers and lawyers. But they are not journalists, like myself. They often don't have an innate sense of storytelling or they know...

The media, particularly but not exclusively in western countries, is in crisis. Ever since I left the BBC, the corporation affectionately known as "auntie" has been laying off thousands of its nephews and nieces! Newspaper conglomerations are firing journalists in...

I hear all too often people saying, at events and conferences, that they enjoyed the networking but that the panel discussion was disappointing. Why does this happen? The panelists are not experts so lack credibility, pressure to put sponsors or friends in the...

Moderating a panel discussion is stressful. The moderator has to master the subject matter, keep the panelists on message, and manage the audience's attention span. It is very easy to do badly - much harder to do well. Recently, I moderated two high-level panels at...