Good at what you do, but struggling with your communication skills? Igotchu! 😎
Be nice to kids…
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‘Character is what you do when you think no one is watching’ Miscommunicator of the Week Award goes to Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek, who was captured snatching the autographed cap of tennis star Kamil Majchrzak from the young fan that Kamil was handing it to. Piotr clearly assumed no one was watching but someone’s camera was, and then the internet did its thing to identify him, and then flood his and his company’s social media with clap back insult and vitriol. His paving company will probably lose a lot of business as a result. Karma, you might say. ​ People often assume that you build your personal brand through your words and actions when you are on stage or in the limelight. But your character is defined by who you are when you think no one is watching. And your character os the bedrock of whatever personal brand you are trying to create and communicate. So, watch how you act and for goodness sake, be nice to kids! Kolarele |
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Good at what you do, but struggling with your communication skills? Igotchu! 😎
Show don’t tell. As Albert Einstein reportedly observed: ‘if you cant explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough’. Communicator of the Week Award goes to Gordon McKee MP for his now viral and brilliantly simple explanation of the impact of the UK’s national debt. Here is the video itself to watch Most politicians are terrible communicators, so when an effective one comes along, it’s worth taking note. Gordon McKee has been building a steady following with short TikTok videos...
Always consider if someone before you has said it better! Communicator of the Week Award goes to my friend, Alex Ktorides for the moving eulogy he gave on the sad passing of his father. Eulogies are tough to get right. Should you go through the whole life of the departed one or just give snippets? Should you be funny or sombre or a mixture of both? Do you let your emotions show or button them up to get through it? And what theme can you use to tie it all together? Alex’s answer to the ‘what...
Sometimes, the cruelty is the point! Communicator of the Week Award goes to Shabana Mahmood (the new Home Secretary), who this week set out the Labour Party's new strategy to tackle the perennial political problem of immigration. Labour has an identity problem. Its roots are working class. Its heart is progressive. Its head is neo-liberal. And its fear is that it is being outflanked by the far right. What to do? Whether the new approach to immigration she announced will work is way above my...