386: How Did a World Memory Champion, a Theatre Director, a Voice Coach, a TV Actor, and a Professional Magician Help Gerard Basset Win the World's Best Sommelier Competition?
About this episode
In this episode, Natalie MacLean chats with Nina and Romané Basset about how various professionals helped Gerard Basset win the World's Best Sommelier Competition and the insights from their book on his life and wine.
How did a world memory champion, a theatre director, a voice coach, a TV actor, and a professional magician all help one person win the World's Best Sommelier Competition? How do top performers use nerves and adrenaline to their advantage? What do high achievers do when they accomplish the dreams they've been chasing for years? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Nina and Romané Basset, who have just published a commemorative edition of the book Tasting Victory: The Life and Wine of the World's Favourite Sommelier by Gerard Basset. You can find the wines we discussed at https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks . Giveaway Two of you are going to win a copy of Nina and Romané Basset's commemorative edition of Tasting Victory: The Life and Wines of the World's Favorite Sommelier by Gerard Basset. To qualify, all you have to do is email me at natalie@nataliemaclean.com and let me know that you've posted a review of the podcast. I'll choose two people randomly from those who contact me. Good luck! Highlights Why are narrative associations and humor often more powerful than rote memorization? What did a brutally honest voice coach help Gérard change…
People in this episode
Host: Natalie MacLean
Guests: Nina Basset, Romané Basset
Topics covered
- World's Best Sommelier Competition
- high achievers
- performance under pressure
- narrative associations
- communication skills
- Master of Wine journey
Keywords
- sommelier
- memory champion
- theatre director
- voice coach
- TV actor
- professional magician
- performance
- adrenaline
- Tasting Victory
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Economist
Books & works: Tasting Victory: The Life and Wine of the World's Favourite Sommelier
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