Confident Conversations Workshop 2.0

Posted by on Oct 23, 2009 in communication | 0 comments

I like designing new workshops and working on new ideas as much as possible.  So far, I’ve only repeated one course within the Queen’s University Open Learning Programme.  That was my 1-day workshop called Body to Body: How To Communicate Without Words.  Read about it here.  Now, I intend to add to this repeated course hall of fame.  On Saturday, 31 May 2008 I delivered a...

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Body Language With Benji

Posted by on Jul 3, 2009 in body language | 0 comments

If you’re an 80s child like me, you’ll remember Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince.  It was a kids sci-fi series about the earth-bound adventures of a dork, a droid, and a disgustingly cute dog called Benji.  Benji went on to star in other series and films of his own.  In all of them, he repeatedly showed that cutie-pie ‘I’m a little, stray puppy-wuppy, pretty please be...

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Sex and Self-Defence

Posted by on Jun 22, 2009 in assertiveness, news and events | 0 comments

Indian sex workers learn karate says the title of the article.  I am unimpressed. Prostitutes in an Indian state have started taking karate lessons to help protect themselves against violent pimps and ‘customers’.  If you go to the article, there is a short film of them in training.  Natural feelings of sympathy for their plight are compounded.  The training will serve them...

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Extreme Body Language!

Posted by on Mar 18, 2009 in body language, gender | 0 comments

Twice now I’ve taught a course at Queen’s University on body language.  It’s been my most successful course, numbers-wise.  So you could say that I’m ‘into’ the subject.  I’m interested in it.  I believe in it.  I use it. But maybe I’m having second thoughts. Why?  Because of a recent BBC news article, that’s why.  The troubling piece...

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