In the media. On stage. In English and French.

Dans les médias. Sur scène. En anglais comme en français.

A communications professional whose career runs through organisations with continental reach: MultiChoice Group, Digital Earth Africa and MTN Group. She speaks for organisations and hosts their programmes, in English and French.

Bavarde is Maud's professional practice. Engaging Bavarde means working with Maud directly.

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Maud is External Communications Manager at MTN Group. Engagements through Bavarde are undertaken in an independent capacity, and views expressed here are her own.

Maud Nale on stage, speaking into a handheld microphone

Maud Nale laughing with her eyes closed, in black and white

The NameLe nom

« Bavarde »

/ba.vaʁd/adj. et n.f.French

Talkative; a chatterbox.

It was Maud's childhood nickname long before it was the name of her practice. The chatterbox grew into a communications professional, and today the talking is the work: prepared, precise and in two languages.

MTN GroupExternal Communications Manager
MultiChoice GroupMarketing & Publicity Executive
Digital Earth AfricaCommunications Lead
Toastmasters Southern AfricaPublic Relations Manager
SAPOAPublic Relations Officer
PRISARegistered Practitioner

Why MaudPourquoi Maud

Tested inside multinationals. Trusted with the message.

From launch publicity at MultiChoice and a continental Earth-observation programme at Digital Earth Africa to external communications for MTN Group, Maud's experience is client-side: she has done the work from inside the organisation.

She has served as a spokesperson, prepared senior executives for media interviews and led reputation management and crisis communications, in English and French.

Reputation managementExternal communications supporting MTN Group's corporate reputation across African markets.
SpokespersonSpokesperson for Toastmasters Southern Africa, a region of nine countries.
Pan-African, bilingualSupports MTN Group's Francophone markets from the group office, and led English and French communications for Digital Earth Africa.
Executive media preparationPrepared chief executives and senior leaders for media interviews and public appearances.

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ExpertiseSavoir-faire

How organisations work with Maud.

One communications professional, in the media and on stage, in English and French.

CommunicationsCommunication et porte-paroleExternal, corporate and executive communications, spokesperson work, media relations and reputation management.Explore Communications MC & ModeratorAnimatrice et modératriceConferences, summits, panels and executive interviews, hosted in English, French or both.Explore MC & Moderator

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Your programme, run to time and on message.

From the National Space Conference to mayoral dinners and a four-day international convention, Maud keeps senior speakers on time and on message, and holds a room from the first welcome to the closing thanks.

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