Lunch event – Crafting and Delivering a Winning Pitch – 16 April 2026
We are pleased to announce our next Geneva Communicators Network (GCN) lunch event, to be held on 16 April 2026.
Join this dynamic session with Claire Doole and learn how to turn your idea into a pitch that gets attention, buy-in, and results. In this session, you’ll learn how to:
• Prepare and structure a clear, compelling pitch
• Combine evidence and emotion to persuade your audience
• Deliver your message with confidence and impact
Expect practical techniques, real examples, and quick exercises you can use immediately—whether you’re pitching an idea, a project, or funding.
Date: Thursday 16 April 2026
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
The Swiss Press Club, Domaine de Penthes, Chem. de l’Impératrice 18, 1292, Pregny-Chambésy, Geneva
Fee: CHF 35.- per person includes drinks and snacks
Claire Doole is a former BBC correspondent who reported from Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, and London, and later served as a spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency, the International Federation of the Red Cross, and WWF International.
Since 2006, she has coached senior leaders in major companies and international organizations on media communication, public speaking, pitching, speechwriting, storytelling and panel moderating.
Having pitched countless stories to the media herself, Claire now teaches professionals how to communicate ideas with clarity, brevity, and impact. She is also a highly sought-after conference moderator, guiding discussions with Presidents, Ministers, and CEOs. A British-Swiss national based in Geneva, Claire works in both English and French.
About the speaker: Michael J. Jordan is currently a Lausanne-based Specialist in Global Communications, Media Relations, Staff Training & Executive Writing. He has lived on four continents, working across three industries. As a Foreign Correspondent, he’s a former UN correspondent who’s also reported from 30 countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Southern Africa, for major media like Foreign Policy, French news agency AFP, the Christian Science Monitor and South Africa’s Mail & Guardian. As a Visiting Professor, he’s taught International Journalism from New York to Prague to Hong Kong; most recently, at top Chinese universities in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou. As a Global Communications Consultant, he’s shared his toolkit of skills, strategies and storytelling with both for-profit and non-profit clients, with Consultancies ranging from 