“Europe has allowed me to be who I am.”
Alex Taylor
Alex Taylor is a journalist, presenter, and speaker whom the French public fondly nicknames "Mr. Europe." Born in Cornwall, a graduate of Oxford, he moved to Paris in the 1980s, where he taught English at the École Normale Supérieure and at the Sorbonne. From the very beginning, he made interculturality and languages a way of life, blending pedagogy, curiosity, and humor. His media career began on France Inter where he hosted shows for 30 years, notably the European press review and then established himself with the program "Continentales" on France 3 – an innovative show compiling European television news in its original version. This bold concept revealed to the general public his talent as a presenter and his European flair. He then worked for France Musique, Arte, Euronews, TV5 Monde, La Chaîne Parlementaire, and Europe 1, while also managing the programs of RFI.
Polyglotte accompli, Alex Taylor devient rapidement l'un des maîtres de cérémonie les plus recherchés sur la scène internationale. Il a ainsi animé plus de 2000 événements : conventions d'entreprises, forums institutionnels, cérémonies de remise de prix ou tables rondes multilingues, pour des clients tels qu'Airbus, Engie, EDF, HSBC ou des institutions comme l'UNESCO, les Nations Unies ou la Commission européenne. Cette signature, à la fois rigoureuse et chaleureuse, fait de lui un modérateur trilingue de référence (FR/EN/DE). Homme d'esprit et de scène, il revendique une volonté de créer des ponts entre les cultures, valoriser la diversité linguistique et insuffler de la convivialité dans chaque échange.
Également auteur de plusieurs ouvrages à succès, Alex Taylor explore la relation intime entre langue et identité. Son best-seller « Bouche bée, tout ouïe » (JC Lattès) s'est ainsi vendu à plus de 70000 exemplaires. En 2019, il est chargé par le Ministre de l'Éducation nationale de rédiger un rapport sur l'enseignement des langues vivantes en France. Naturalisé français en 2017, il se définit comme un "Européen convaincu", défenseur d'une Europe ouverte et humaine. Dans chacune de ses interventions, Alex Taylor allie le sérieux d'un journaliste international à la verve d'un showman, transformant la parole en un espace de plaisir, de savoir et de partage. Enfin ayant enseigné le journalisme international à La Sorbonne Nouvelle il propose également des séances de media training destinées aux dirigeants, afin de les aider à renforcer leur aisance à l'oral, à structurer leurs messages et à communiquer avec davantage de clarté, d'impact et de confiance en anglais.
The art of animation: bringing your events to life with elegance and energy
- • Hosting an event is much more than just holding a microphone: it's about creating an atmosphere, setting a rhythm, and fostering a connection between the speakers and the audience. With over 1,500 conventions, conferences, and gala evenings hosted throughout Europe, Alex Taylor knows how to turn every meeting into a smooth, dynamic, and memorable moment. His trilingual mastery (French, English, German) allows him to adapt the tone, tempo, and sensitivity to the diversity of audiences.
- • His secret lies in the rare combination of journalistic rigor and kind-hearted humor. With his European background and his innate sense of timing, Alex Taylor knows how to revive a discussion, relax a speaker, or summarize a complex debate into a clear and impactful phrase. His stage presence, both understated and warm, reassures speakers and engages participants from the very first minutes.
- • Before each event, he meticulously prepares the schedule with the organizers, refines transitions, tests speaking opportunities, and ensures that each key message finds its rightful place. During the event, he works to maintain energy, highlight the speakers, and capture the audience's attention, regardless of the language or culture.
The international facilitator: connecting cultures, uniting audiences
- • In a globalized world, events bring together multiple audiences: collaborators from Europe, international leaders, experts from various backgrounds. How can we create a common language between cultures that don't share the same codes?
- Alex Taylor, a European journalist and trilingual host, provides a concrete and lively answer to this question. With his years of experience in international media and moderating conferences for the UN, UNESCO, or the European Commission, he has developed a unique approach to intercultural facilitation: clarity, empathy, and curiosity.
- • He shares with the audience his techniques to establish a climate of trust, streamline exchanges, and turn linguistic differences into communication assets.
Public speaking: the art of being yourself
- Alongside his career in media and events, Alex Taylor has been an English teacher in about twenty institutions in Paris, including the École Normale Supérieure, Paris X and XII, and La Sorbonne Nouvelle. He has written several English learning methods. Combined with his experience as a host of numerous international conferences, this makes him the perfect coach for media training in English or French.
- In an increasingly internationalized professional context, the ability to express oneself clearly in English has become a true leadership issue. For a leader, it's no longer just about mastering a foreign language, but knowing how to convey a vision, embody a posture, and communicate complex messages with precision, naturalness, and authority.
- This intervention aims to enhance their communication in English in high-stakes situations: media interviews, public speaking, international conferences, management meetings, interventions with investors, or exchanges with foreign partners. The goal is to help them gain fluency, confidence, and impact while adapting their speech to the cultural and professional codes of their interlocutors.
- Through concrete situational exercises, formulation exercises, and work on posture, each leader learns to better structure their messages, respond to sensitive questions, manage pressure, and remain clear even in demanding contexts. This media training then becomes a strategic tool to better control your image, strengthen your credibility, and effectively convey your company's voice in an international context.
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How to fall in love with languages?
- • Learning a language is learning a culture – and even a worldview. In this joyous lecture, Alex Taylor takes his audience on a linguistic journey through untranslatable expressions, humorous metaphors, and small misunderstandings that enrich multilingualism.
- • Drawing on his bestselling book, 'Bouche bée, tout ouïe,' he demonstrates that languages are not just tools, but mirrors of our identities and emotions. Through anecdotes and real-life illustrations, he invites us to rediscover the pleasure of learning and communicating differently.
- Cette conférence, pleine d'humour et de bienveillance, dépoussière la notion de "fautes" et libère la parole en anglais ou dans toute autre langue. Un moment vivant et interactif qui redonne le goût de parler et de s'ouvrir au monde.