Tag: eu

26 Jun

I’ve just finished training a bunch of junior lobbyists on how to quickly scan EU policy documents and pull out the…

06 May

A longer version of this article features in my forthcoming book about how to improve messaging in the Brussels Bubble.

03 Dec

Does personalisation have a place in EU policy communications? People who love it think it humanises dry, technical material.…

25 Sep

I recently coached one of the most effective lobbyists I’ve ever encountered. Or at least, I presume he’s effective, given the sophistication of his…

15 Feb

I recently did some media training with the second in command at one of the EU institutions.  He was a credible and sympathetic interviewee…

18 Sep

I was at the UK Liberal Democrat Conference last weekend. While there, I was invited to speak at a rally to drum up support…

08 Dec

Yesterday morning I was listening to the BBC Today Programme’s coverage of Brexit and the Northern Irish border which featured an interview with hard…

03 Oct

If you work in Brussels, Geneva or New York there’s a good chance you have been to or spoken at events where there are…

17 Sep

Finding Europe’s ‘Red Thread’ in Juncker’s State of the European Union address ‘East to West: Europe must breathe with both lungs. Otherwise our continent will…