When I cycle through Cambridge, I often encounter these potentially lethal threats: Daydreaming drivers Preoccupied pedestrians Silly cyclists Apparently I’m a ninja on a mountain bike, invisible until we nearly collide. It’s infuriating, frustrating and I simply don’t understand how they’re unaware of what’s going on around them. Sympathise with this chap; post-apocalyptic cities are […]
Are you a good networker? Do you enjoy networking events? I find that they’re a lottery, with the ominous risk of being cornered by someone without: the empathy to see I’m not enjoying their relentless self-promotion. any interest in what I have to say. But if (like me)* you’re self-employed, then you have to network, right? Well, it
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Pitching or presenting? Just give me the good stuff, please. A great fighter won’t prance about trying to be impressive before engaging; they’ll end the conflict as quickly as possible, with minimum effort. I don’t need to know how wonderful you are, or the background on how you came to be here today. Communicate the
Do you drink semi-skimmed milk to be healthy? You’re a fool, and here’s why: yes, it has only 2% fat to full fat milk’s 4%, but I’m guessing the amount of milk you consume varies by a lot more than 2% each day. Making your tea with full fat milk and then removing a teaspoon of it from your cup
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Imagine you’re in the audience at a conference and the speaker tells you that they will speak for precisely fifteen minutes of their slot, allowing five minutes for Q&A. And then they actually do that. Wouldn’t that be refreshing? Wouldn’t you be grateful to that speaker for their consideration of you and what you want?
