Just to let all communicators know that our next lunchtime seminar, scheduled for Friday 15 October is fully booked! We are at our full capacity – 60+ persons, so if you didn’t book yet, we look forward seeing you at our next event.
Glenn and the team
The Geneva Communicators Network is proud to be affiliated with the Lift Conference Series. The next Lift Conference is Lift11 and will be held at the CICG in Geneva on February 2-4, 2011.
By clicking on the banner on the left of this site, GCN members can benefit from a 25% discount on the registration fee. The early bird rates are now available so act now as conference tickets go quickly.
Lift11 is a three-day conference about current and emerging usage of digital technologies such as online communities, social media and casual games. Participants come to better understand the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies, and meet the people who drive these innovations.
It’s the most innovative conference around and an excellent platform for networking so don’t miss out on this great opportunity.
We look forward to seeing you there next February.
Patricia
We are pleased to be able to return to the Geneva Press Club for our next GCN lunch meeting on 15 October.
This meeting will focus on presentation techniques. Making presentations or preparing others to do so is a key role for many communicators. John Zimmer, a lawyer by trade and expert public speaker at heart, will look at emotion from the perspective of both the speaker and the audience, examine why it is so important, and discuss ways in which to add genuine emotion to your presentations.One of the most famous catchphrases of motivational guru Tony Robbins is “Live with passion!” In fact, that’s also how we should speak: with passion; with emotion. Emotion is usually one of the touchstones of a great speech. It separates great speakers from mediocre ones. And it is one of the best ways of ensuring that your audience remembers your message.
Topic: Presentation Skills: Once More, With Emotion
Date: Friday, 15 October 2010
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location*: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva (view directions)
Fee: CHF 10.- per person for a light lunch – payable at the door.
Please register here for the Geneva Communicators Network lunch event for Friday 15 October 2010 at 12h30.
If the above link doesn’t work, please copy the following link into your Internet browser: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B9NBX8Z3J
Speaker’s bio: John Zimmer is a Canadian lawyer who now lives in Geneva, Switzerland and works in the United Nations system. John has over 20 years of public speaking experience. He has addressed courts and tribunals, business conferences, U.N. bodies, international delegations and more. He is a guest lecturer on public speaking and presentation skills for the Executive MBA Programmes at the University of Lausanne and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. John is a member of the International Geneva Toastmasters Club. He is a four-time European champion of public speaking contests. He also writes a blog about public speaking – http://mannerofspeaking.org – that is followed by readers around the world.
We look forward to seeing you there!!
Glenn, Patricia, Melitta & Vincent
*Location sponsored by the International University in Geneva.
Social networks, blogs, geolocator services: a reach cultural change or just simple tools? How doe we integrate them into our work as communicators?
Presentations by:
Myriam L’Aouffir Responsible for online communication, Groupe France Télévisions et du Club France Télévisions
Charlotte Terrapon Communication Project Coordinator and Community Manager at Montreux Jazz Festival
Mathieu Jaton Secretary General, Montreux Jazz Festival
Ms Michel Jaccard Associate, BCCC Attorneys-at-law
Moderator: Stéphane Koch, instructor and consultant in the field of information technology.
Location: Warwick Hotel, 14 rue de Lausanne, 1201 Geneva
Date & time: 21 September 2010, 18h
Price: Free for SRRP members, non-members CHF 50.-, GCN members: CHF 35
More information from the SRRP>>
A new group has been created in the lake Geneva region. The Community Managers (Suisse romande) had its first meeting on 9 June 2010.
12 Community Managers met at the Brasserie des Halles de l’Ile to explore the scope of this increasingly important job. The meeting was a great success with strong interest from participants, interesting discussions, and positive feedback. For a full summary of the meeting (currently only in French) visit their site: http://communitymanagers.ch/2010/07/09/rencontre-du-9-juin-2010/
The next meeting is scheduled on 13 August 2010. To follow the discussions or join a future meeting, check the website: communitymanagers.ch
Many thanks to Craig and the Geneva Web Group for inviting all the Geneva Communicators to their annual summer BBQ last night – a great time was had by all in attendance.
The Geneva Communicators Network will be back after the Summer break with more activities and events – emjoy the sun!
Our partners, CSR Geneva present:
After the successful event of the “AGE OF STUPID”, the AFTER COPENHAGEN SERIES organized by the British Council continues with the FILM
“SIX DEGREES COULD CHANGE THE WORLD” by Mark Lynas
The film will be followed by a QA with Matthew BATESON, Managing Director, Energy and Climate at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Prior to this, Matthew worked for Shell for over 14 years working initially in Finance and, for the last 9 years, in Corporate Affairs. Matthew has an MA in Theology from Oxford University, is a qualified Management Accountant and a Member of the Investor Relations Society. He has also been a board member of the Initiative Foundation
WHEN: 10 June 2010, 18h30
WHERE: Grutli, rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva . Phone: 022 418 35 54
FREE ENTRANCE
We are happy to announce a new line up of speakers and moderators for the Mobile Mania roundtable of 10 June 2010 for which the Geneva Communicators Network is media sponsor:
Speakers will now be:
Simon Silvester, EVP Head of Planning for Young & Rubicam and Wunderman EMEA
Matthias Lüfkens, Associate Director-Media, World Economic Forum
Moderator: Natalia Filchakova, consultant, New Pace Consulting SA
(Our speaker Stephane Cheikh had to drop out due to a business trip)
More about the roundtable:
Mobile Mania: The Next Interactive Revolution
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 18:00 – 20:30
Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva
The International University in Geneva & the OWIT – Lake Geneva present a roundtable:
Always on. Always with you. Always connected.
The world is changing as the cellphone becomes the computer. For any innovative marketer and communications professional, we’ve brought together experts to reflect on how thirty years after the invention of the personal computer, computing is about to get intimate.
Entry fees: normally 35 CHF but 25 CHF for GCN Members (payable at the door)
If you ever have to speak to groups of people in conferences or meetings, then an event organised by the two Toastmaster clubs in the region could help you improve your skills and inspire your public speaking to new levels.
Held on the 29 May at Webster University, Geneva, the half day event will feature workshops covering a range of public speaking skills, educational sessions with two award winning speakers and networking opportunities.
Participants can expect to:
– Be inspired by speeches from Public Speaking Champions
– Learn to deliver memorable presentations
– Improve their sales skills, for success in business, career and private life
– Participate in a do-it-yourself public speaking class
– Practice their presentation skills in a supportive and friendly environment
– Expand their business network
The cost of the event is CHF 35, or CHF 30 if you register by the 24 May.
> For more details and to register, visit the event website.
Melitta
The Geneva Communicators Network as media partner is proud to present:
Mobile Mania: The Next Interactive Revolution
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 18:00 – 20:30
Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva
The International University in Geneva & the OWIT – Lake Geneva present a roundtable:
Always on. Always with you. Always connected.
The world is changing as the cellphone becomes the computer. For any innovative marketer and communications professional, we’ve brought together experts to reflect on how thirty years after the invention of the personal computer, computing is about to get intimate.
Simon Silvester, EVP Head of Planning for Young & Rubicam and Wunderman EMEA and Stephane Cheikh, Innovation Manager at SITA Lab will give their insight on how to take advantage of this paradigm shift.
Line up has been updated, now will feature:
Speaker: Matthias Lüfkens, Associate Director-Media, World Economic Forum,
Moderator: Natalia Filchakova, consultant, New Pace Consulting SA,
Entry fees: normally 35 CHF but 25 CHF for GCN Members (payable at the door)