If you haven't seen Diljit Dosanjh's video on his hilarious battle to get Alexa to play one of his songs, take a moment to watch it. But Communicator of the Week Award goes to Diljit Dosanjh, the Indian megastar, who made history as the first-everDoa Punjabi singer to headline at Wembley Stadium. Dosanjh is a consumate performer. He connects with his fans brilliantly, bringing them on stage, giving them gifts, taking selfies with them from stage. And he does all this staying true to his...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Be bold! Communicator of the Week Award goes to the ‘Lady in Blue’ art piece by Tschabalala Self, which is the latest sculpture to sit on the fifth plinth of Trafalgar Square. In the modern era of relentless scrutiny where cynicism, criticism, and outright hostility are the inevitable response to anyone who dares to communicate anything outside the norm, it would be easy and forgivable for an artist to choose to play it safe. It is inspiring to see that Tschabalala Self chose to do the...
27 days ago • 1 min read
In this volatile and fractious world, community matters more than ever. Communicator of the Week Award goes the Notting Hill Carnival, which turned 60 this year. For all the scaremongering about carnival that a hostile press has pushed as a narrative over the years, it remains the largest community event in Europe and second largest in the world (after Rio's). Men, women, children, families meet, sing, dance, eat and laugh together in a celebration of culture and community. The most important...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The temptation to be perfect is often based on the fear of failure, but perfection is not all it's cracked up to be, and failure is never as fatal as feared. Communicator of the Week Award goes to US broadcaster Dominique Dillon. In a clip that has now gone viral, the cameras cut back to Dillon in the news studio, but she had dozed off, and the world saw it. If you are asking yourself how and why a screw-up can possibly be an example of good communication, you are asking the right question....
2 months ago • 1 min read
Sure, it's naive to think that sports should always be a bastion of pure competition, untainted by greed, but when someone just rubs the corporatism in your face, it's always going to go down badly. MisCommunicator of the Week Award goes to FIFA President (at least for now), Gianni Infantino, for his ridiculous proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. Let's be honest. Corruption has always been a feature of world sport. But usually it is kept below the surface, so that...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Maybe it’s just that I’m old school, but I remember a time (pre-social media) when even politicians were capable of disagreeing without being disagreeable; when the purpose of speech was to persuade, not just to go viral; and the humanity behind the politics was common, not rare. Communicator of the Week Award, goes to PMQs and the entire House of Commons for the respectful, dare I say, reverent manner in which it held Sir Keir Starmer’s final appearance at the despatch box. Starmer was...
3 months ago • 1 min read
You may think that walking around with a bin on your head is just plain silly. You’re right… and that’s the point. Communicator of the Week Award of course goes to the intergalactic space warrior himself, Count Binface (aka Jonathan Harvey). When Nigel Farage first called the by-election with the intention to stand in it, Reform believed it to be a master stroke to distract from the serious questions of corruption surrounding the £5m and other donations Farage had received. 24 hours later and...
3 months ago • 1 min read
He’s not the Messiah, but he is certainly changing things. Communicator of the Week Award goes to Andy Burnhm, who looks set to become the next UK Prime Minister. Andy Burnham gave a big speech this week. It was about his vision of the future for the country. There were some interesting ideas and a clear sense of direction, which is in stark contrast to the leadership style of Keir Starmer. But the reason he wins this award is not because of what he said, but because of what he didn’t do....
3 months ago • 1 min read
There is an old adage that when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging! Mis-Communicator of the Week Award goes to Nigel Farage for his terrible almost comical response to direct questioning about the £5m gift he received from crypto billionaire, Christopher Harborne. Normally a very sure-footed communicator, Farage has lost a step in recent weeks. He was roundly and soundly criticised for calling for ‘pure cold rage’ by contrast to the dignified calls for calm by the parents of the...
3 months ago • 1 min read