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There is a possibility that I might be speaking at the Pro Copywriters’ Conference in London in October. It would be a lovely thing to do, so I hope the budgets work out. Keep your Read more…

On 2 December, I’m speaking about icebreakers and energisers that engage your audience at PSA London. Here’s a taster of what’s in store for the lucky participants. Book your place

I’m back after my desk after a fortnight or so of personal development, including three back-to-back trips. First, I went to Coventry for the Professional Speaking Association annual convention. Then I flew to San Diego, Read more…

I made this little animation after day 1 of the PSA Inspire convention in Coventry. Lomics is a great little app (it’s free) as video is so important for social sharing.

Just found this review of my recent talk at NUJ London. Read review

Love this video about my copywriting for journalists course. The quote was from a delegate on a previous course, and describes it far better than I can.

Delighted to speak at the NUJ London branch last night, to suggest adding copywriting as an income stream. It seemed to go well, as freelance journalists feel less respected (and less well paid) these days. Read more…

Last night, I was in a hotel near Gatwick, running a 90-minute session for CIMA. I helped attendees develop their networking skills by playing a series of interactive games. They went away with the networking Read more…

Finally worked out how to get my fun little Lomics animation onto YouTube (it’s simple, just click/tap the right button) so I can share it here. It’s a great app for creating cartoon-style videos for Read more…

Happy to be speaking to freelance journalists at the NUJ meeting on 11 September. Especially because I originally trained as a journalist and fell into copywriting by accident. Find out more