When my 2007 book Schizophrenie Francaise was published, I did a lot of television and radio appearances to promote it. After years behind a keyboard, I thought my public speaking skills could be improved. So I joined Toastmasters of Paris - and discovered a latent passion for public speaking. Now I do it for fun, and occasionally for money. My services are for hire to run workshops and write speeches.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Wikileaks

I stepped in at the very last minute to speak AGAINST the motion that this house believes wikileaks is in the public interest. Not a natural position for a journalist to take, but I had (or concocted) enough reservations to make a convincing argument. We didn't win, but neither did the proposition gain an overall majority (plenty people abstained). It was also a great experience to make a 7 minute speech from scratch with absolutely zero preparation. What fun!
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Women and children's rights in the Ukraine

Today, I ran an EU-funded workshop for Ukranian journalists on women and children's rights in Kiev. It was a wonderful experience. The 40 journalists who attended all had stories to tell, and we came up with a few more that need to be told. I hope to see some Ukranian names in the running for the 2011 Lorenzo Natali prize for reporting on human rights.d.
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