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1 October, 2016
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Writing about data: three rules

Lies, damned lies and statistics is the old saw about how numbers and data are abused to make a point. Our job, on the other hand, […]
3 June, 2016
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Negotiation is the art of letting them have your way

Few of us earn a living negotiating agreements with presidents, prime ministers or dictators. But most of us in our daily lives negotiate agreements with our […]
21 May, 2016
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A tip for presenting: speak louder!

There is one comment that always comes up in our Presentation skills courses: Speak louder! If you’re speaking in front of a room full of people, […]
3 May, 2016
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A tip on active and passive voice

It’s a long-standing rule of clear writing that we prefer the active voice, an authority no less than George Orwell included it in his seminal essay, […]
30 March, 2016
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At 36,000 feet, no one hears ministers scream

Imagine your minister getting on the red-eye flight from Perth. Leaves Perth at 0.40 am and arrives in, say, Melbourne five hours later. Think about this […]
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