Nina Carrasco, Andrea Samborski

Nina Carrasco, president of the Basel International Speakers Club, talked to Ciaran about public speaking. Most of us dislike public speaking, but the club can give you the necessary tools to gain confidence in your speaking skills. The next Speakers Club meeting is on Wednesday, 10th April, at Gempenstrasse 10 - you're welcome to join. And you won't even have to speak if it's your first visit...

Andrea Samborski runs one of the loveliest venues in Basel, the Parterre - host to many an exquisite live music performance. She told us about April's highlights: New Zealand singer-songwriter Tiny Ruins, Manchester's crazy Louis Barabbas and The Bedlam Six, the boho-jazzy-folksy Tom Freund from the US, and Berlin's anarchistic The Goodnight Circus. You're spoilt for choice!

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