When a comedian from “Un si grand soleil” plays business coaches: “Think about holding your posture”

“Hello, my name is Dominique”. On the stage of the Apollo theater, facing the small room with red velvet armchairs whose audience you have to guess, this technical manager of the Air Liquide industrial group presents himself in a natural way, as he would do in front of other colleagues. He is asked to repeat his sentence three times: more arrogant, muttering and, finally, very angry. For the fifties who is “not used to clowning around”, even less in business, comedy is not self-evident. But that’s not the main thing. “An exchange always begins with non-verbal communication,” advises Fabrice Deville. “You are responsible for the image you project. Remember to hold your posture, to stay stable. Erase every grin, every gesture that betrays discomfort.