Proposed themes

• Television in Europe
• How to beguile your public
• The art of the chairperson
• What not to do in front of the camera
• Getting the better of your interviewer

Jacques Bredael

Jacques Bredael is well-known to the Belgian public and European Union officials as the man who, for many years, presented national TV news (Le Journal Télévisé) as well as working on a series of highly regarded historical documentaries (14-18, etc) and other feature programmes. At different times in his career, he also presented the Ecran Témoin and the Magazine des Consommateurs programmes. He worked as a TV journalist from 1964 to 1997.

In 1997, Jacques established his own company, AMA, based In Brussels, and continues to work in the audiovisual and general communications fields. Services include the conception and editing of film scripts and scenarios, corporate film/video production, and tailor-made training in audiovisual communication (“how to behave in front of the camera”, etc) and in the art of the chairperson/moderator.

Companies he has worked for include AXA, Belgacom, Delhaize, Fortis, GIB, ING, Proximus, Solvay, Tractebel and Winterthur.

Jacques Bredael is a professor at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion, at the Institut Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle, and at Louvain University (COMU-LLN). He is a regular public speaker, both in English and in his native French.