Every step you take …
So how do you emulate the shoe retailer, Clarke’s superb strapline – “enjoy every step”? It is not easy – your strapline needs to convey a combination of customer awareness; […]
Want v. Need
Don’t think, because people might need what you want to sell, that they will want to buy. Being needy is not attractive and none of us wants to feel unattractive. […]
When Words are SO Important
This week, I was reminded of a vivid conversation I had with Steve Graham of Internet Mentor We were discussing the ‘plagiarism’ of Dr Albert Mehrabian’s work and his often […]
Perception V Reality
In his book ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’, the late Dale Carnegie tells the story of Two Gun Crowley. This is a man who was sent to the […]
Back of an Envelope
It’s another of those quirky idioms. It refers to a quick and dirty calculation jotted on a scrap of paper. However quick and dirty, the impact is only achieved if […]
KISS – (Love Me Feb challenge #9)
A cliché symbolised by the mnemonic KISS. I have always found the phase slightly insulting. What is so stupid about keeping things simple? Or is it saying that if you […]
No Go Sligo :0(
Last May, I spent a weekend in Cirencester with 200 people that I had never met before. I know it seems odd! The Friday evening buffet was a fancy dress […]
Orchidaceae
Here’s hoping that I am out the other side of a blog block period! It’s been going on for a couple of months now. It’s not that I don’t have […]
Dungeons and Dragons
Many, many years ago – 22 to be exact I played Dungeons and Dragons down the pub with a bunch of Debenhams colleagues for the best part of a year, […]
Our Loss; God’s Gain – Eulogy
Heaven won’t know what hit it last night! The Passionate PA has left us wanting. Sarah Howells died this afternoon after a short but courageous and public fight with breast, […]
In the Air Tonight – Brand Recognition
It is possible you can learn a lot about communicating by checking out some of the big brand success stories. We receive somewhere in the region of 3000 commercial messages […]
Information Booklets
Writing a series of information booklets that can be downloaded from your website is a great way to gather contact data for target consumers of your product or service, especially […]
The Knowledge Economy
Knowledge is very powerful. It is the single most important asset the country owns at the moment. It differentiates the UK from most other trading nations. The majority of businesses […]
Little White Lies
I can’t make my mind up about little white lies. So I thought I’d open it up for public debate! You see, I think that deceit has a strong tendency to […]
Love Letters – (I Love Feb #3)
I have been thinking about love letters this week; a lot, and wondering if they are a dying art. I wrote and received love letters when I was a teenager […]
What’s in a name?
Valery Coburn gave a wonderful seven minute Toastmasters speech on how important your name is. Her take on this was that your given full name was very powerful in terms […]
Perfect for Blog Unblocking – Personal Musings
It’s a tiny bay situated on the Southcoast betwixt Crowlink and Beachy Head. Nestled between the third and fourth of the Seven Sisters, Birling Gap was once a smugglers cove, […]
Slippery Paws – a Toastmasters Speech (6)
There once was a fox and a wolf that set up cave with one another, half way up a steep cliff near to the seashore. Although this may seem odd, […]
Postscrips from Sir Benfro
You have got to listen to this whilst reading this post! Have a nice day by the Welsh band Sterophonics … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPe0BtYvTA I have just returned from a long weekend […]
The Point of NO Return
If only I could learn to say the word no …. I mean; how hard can it be? no, no, nO, No, no, no, nO, no, no, no, no, no, no, […]
Brilliant is the New Black
Back in Black Those of you who don’t know what I do for a living, I run the ‘brilliant’ BusinessXchange programme. I have been referring this Business Link service with […]
Love is just a four letter word? (Love Feb)
Is it an endearment – or just another profanity do you think? When you hit your thumb with a hammer the natural tendency is to shock the world with spouted […]
Goodbye Cruel World!
I’ve decided to leave our world this weekend. The weather is looking perfect for a sojourn into the Land. I’m going to find a comfortable spot with a stunning view. […]
The Trouble with Text – (Off The Cuff – Speciality Speeches #2)
I want to share this text I received the other day: “Thx4beinwithme2day.Wasgd2cu,2hearhowur&2swapideas stratpln+lrngPlnbwithuthispm x” Now I am well aware that language changes over the centuries; words evolve according to fashion […]
Stuff and Nonsense! – Grammar et al
Stuff and nonsense is an exclamation of incredulity! I think, perhaps that I favour the Aussie alternative of Codswallop. A term derived from a derogatory description for a new craze […]
Sensory Seduction
Do you know what it is like to have a number of elements coming together at the same time that focus on one particular area of interest for you? This […]
