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Unprecedented Pandemic Press Conference from Pharma Industry
Travel bans, remote working and social distancing are making us all think creatively on how we can continue to interact and get our messages across to as many people as possible. On Thursday, I was involved in what the main newspaper in French-speaking Switzerland, Le...
Moderating Panel Discussions in a “Pandemic”
The World Health Organisation has not yet declared the new coronavirus to be a pandemic, but to some of us who earn our living from moderating at events or training international teams, we are already suffering the consequences. Last Friday the Swiss Federal Council...
Storytelling Is An Essential Professional Skill
"I am not really comfortable with storytelling. I don't see how I can use it in my work". This is a typical response from senior managers/executives to the idea of attending a storytelling workshop. And what's more, I understand where they are coming from. As a BBC...
Creating a STAR Panel Discussion
In presentation training we refer to STAR moments - something that the audience will always remember. Normally, this is something that is unusual or surprising such as Bill Gates making jokes and opening a jar of mosquitos to infect the audience at his TED talk on the...
An End to “Manels” and “Manferences” – a Moderator’s View
I vividly remember getting criticised on Twitter for moderating two "manels" - all male panels - during a half-day event at the European Parliament in Brussels some years ago. It would have been a "manference" - a conference where only men speak - if the organisers...