Getting laid: is wooden flooring a good return on investment? The Beatles once sang: “I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me / She showed me her room, isn’t it good, Norwegian wood? /…” And… Continue reading
October 2016 Content marketing piece written for Appliance World in Swindon. The Science of Appliances Expert Advice from Appliance World Swindon Unless you’ve been living in a hermitage in recent years you can’t fail to have heard the term… Continue reading
Off the cuff: a brief history of cufflinks A cufflink is defined as: ‘ A decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse. Cufflinks are designed… Continue reading
24th September 2016 Don’t be SAD: there’s 20% off I’ve recently been working on a content marketing piece for a company that sells nutritional supplements. The article concerned vitamin D and a change in UK government guidelines about the quantity of… Continue reading
29th April 2016 Coworking, Self-employment and the Grey Entrepreneur or The Shifting Sands of the 21st Century Workplace It’s inescapable that the landscape of the working world has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. The old days of one job-one… Continue reading
19th May 2016 It’s been a punny old day today: or how the pun is no laughing matter in your business English “It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.” “What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?” “You ask a glass of water.” ― Douglas Adams, The… Continue reading
Friday 8th April 2016 Business English and other business-related Courses from quicklearn Hello listeners This post is by way of an introduction to Charlotte Mannion and Quicklearn and their courses in business English – among other things. Quick learn offers what it calls… Continue reading
Some super Swindon business blogs Doing what it says on the tin – a shout-out for some nice business blogs that I know rather well and enjoy reading. In no particular order – well apart from mine. Obviously. I give you:… Continue reading
18th March 2016 My first foray into public speaking: ‘I wrote a blog and l liked it’ The story of how I made my first venture into public speaking is quite a long one. So if you’re sitting comfortably –… Continue reading
1st February 2016 – updated 1st February 2017 A brief Valentine’s Day History All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles M. Schulz Hate it, love it or feel merely ‘meh’ about the whole… Continue reading