Good at what you do, but struggling with your communication skills? Igotchu! 😎
still space for decency…
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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 dignified. Badenoch was generous. Farage was… absent 😁 (technically he’s no longer an MP at the moment). In many ways MPs showed a side of their character that they typically hide, even though it is this side that the public most appreciates and wants to see more of. Social media has turned us into click-bait monsters. Nuance, open-mindedness, and God-forbid changing your mind, are too often treated as weaknesses. But they are not! Whatever the modern age of online communication may try to have us believe, there is and will always be a place for decency, reasoned argument, and impassioned yet respectful debate. Don’t be suckered into the soulless vortex of virality. It is like junk food for the mind; engineered to satisfy your immediate impulses but completely devoid of genuine nourishment. Starmer was a poor communicator but a decent man. Well done to PMQs for treating him decently at least in this moment. Kolarele |
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