Everything Politicians Touch Turns to Waffle – That’s Official!
As a trainer and tutor, it’s commonplace for me to acknowledge that people learn in different ways. (These are called learning styles in the jargon.) They do this just because they are people, not robots or cogs in a bureaucratic machine. This is not a difficult concept to grasp. Unless you’re a politician, that is. In a heart-breaking and logic-defying article,...
Read MoreSo You Want to be an Entrepreneur?
What comes to mind when you think of the word entrepreneurship? My guess is that most people will fit into the third camp in the poll below. (But, we’ll see how the poll pans out.) See, when I talk to my non self-employed friend and colleagues, there is a collective shudder when they realise I’ve no regular pay-packet, or reliable, regular income. It doesn’t bother me,...
Read MoreSaturday Magazine Programme
Last Saturday, I was chatting to John Toal on the Saturday Magazine Show about blogging. He wanted to know why anyone would blog, and why anyone would read it. I suppose I’ve become something of a ‘person to ask about blogging’, since I started blogging a few years ago, and now teach regular workshops on blogging and other social media tool for NI Libraries, QUB and various...
Read MoreStreetwise: How to Protect Yourself Against Aggression
Guest Post by Matthew Arrell. I have seen all too many innocent people attacked for no good reason other than for some thug’s own sick pleasure. They will always prey on the vulnerable because they are easy to target and usually won’t resist. I am very glad to see that Allen is running the “Streetwise” workshop and would encourage people to attend for the day and be shown how easy it is...
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