I was not a lawyer at heart and even less a speaker ”
, admits Bertrand Périer.
What a long way!
The former winner of the Paris bar eloquence competition became a lawyer at the Council of State and at the Court of Cassation.
He teaches public speaking at Sciences Po and HEC, and is involved in the Eloquentia project, which trains young people from Seine-Saint-Denis in public expression.
He took part in the documentary
À voice haute
.
After
La parole est un sport de combat
, he published, with journalist Adeline Fleury,
Sauve qui parle
(JC Lattès).
A succession of portraits, followed by some thoughts and advice on speaking in public.
LE FIGARO How did the shy old man learn to master the art of speaking?
Bertrand PÉRIER.
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A clarification, first of all.
Public speaking and public speaking are two different things.
The notion of public speaking refers to an aesthetic dimension of speech.
And, like all art, public speaking is not without ...
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