A successful film and theatre actor, Paul Barrett has become a reference over the past twenty years in facilitating and presenting corporate and high profile public events.
« Every event is special, every person is unique, every role a pleasure. »
Paul has shared the stage with world-renowned authority figures like Kofi Annan, nobel prize winners, business thought leaders like Chris Zook, C.K Prahalad, Patrick Dixon, top international and European CEOs like Christian Jourquin (Solvay), Pierre Pringuet (Pernod Ricard), Jean- Charles Pauze (Rexel), Frank Riboud (Danone), and has hosted events all over the world, in Paris, London, Barcelona, Cannes, Milan, Rome, Brussels, and Berlin with enthusiasm and authenticity.
Widely accepted as an authority on presenting and the art of communicating to a live audience, Paul also coaches his clients to better structure not only their individual presentations but also the event itself.
As early as 1989, he began to specialize in training and coaching top managers to communicate in public for high profile events. Among his references are : NYCOMED, TAKEDA, ALCATEL LUCENT, AXA I.M., MICHELIN, BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION, SANOFI AVENTIS, VALEO, GUCCI, COLAS, REED MIDEM, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, MICROSOFT, DANONE, PwC, PPR, NESTLE, GEODIS, CAP GEMINI, ARCELOR MITTAL…
Facilitating meetings meant answering needs for more impactful communication as well as creating more strategic and powerful public profiling in order to ensure that top executives follow through on their intentions and “meet” their targets.
More recently, he has worked with L’OREAL PROFESSI PROFESSIONNEL, AREVA, BNP PARIBAS CARDIF, ALEXION, E.D.F., L’OCCITANE, THALES, PERNOD RICARD, SOMFY, REXEL, ORANGE, SOLVAY, COVIDIEN, and ESSILOR …
Paul approaches each event as a unique challenge with its own unique characteristics and possibilities. “My job is to take care of the dynamics. An event has to change people. All the successful events I’ve been involved in had a « before » and an « after » And that’s what I like about my work! Being able to provide a clear and measurable added-value for my clients”
During his extensive career in public speaking and as an animator, Paul Barrett has been covering a wide range of fields and industries: Telecom & Computing, Electricity, Food & Beverage, Construction, Television, Finance & Insurance, Distribution, Automobile, Real Estate, Energy, Consulting technology, Healthcare, …
"What an inspiring evening! Mary-Claire spoke vividly and enthusiastically about her passion, purpose and how she got to this point. Being taken into the magic of the mountains, thinking in possibilities and following your passion out of the box gives everyone personally another boost to look at the world this way too! Nice to see all the gear needed on expedition, the beautiful pictures and Mary-Claire's openness to answer questions afterwards. Many thanks, on behalf of each of the ladies for whom she spoke, we definitely recommend her!"
“You are a great coach"
"The success of a convention depends upon a certain alchemy. Without a doubt, Paul holds the keys to some of its deepest mysteries"
“Merci de ton aide toujours precieuse."
« Paul Barrett wasn’t just the facilitator of the event. He was the catalyser ! »
"You did an amazing job of coordinating everything on stage and you really made a big contribution to the professionalism of the event. We have had such amazing feedback about the content, organisation, messages and creative, atmosphere, etc. I think maybe we've set a new standard !"
“Paul Barrett was excellent. So good you would have thought he was a Cap Gemini guy"
“Your input just totally sharpened my presentation... just 3 sentences in a couple of smart places totally changed the impact... THANKS!!
“I’ve known a lot of facilitators but Paul isexceptional.
3 words that make the difference : Energy, Precision and Positivity."
"One of the activities of the Press Club is to organise media training for top executives. Our consultants have to be the best. This is the case with Paul Barrett"