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SURREY (I think) — I know I still speak with a nasal, uncouth sounding accent. I know I will never pass too easily for Bob Hoskins or Anthony Hopkins. But I am increasingly growing into my second citizenship. I have a fondness for pastel coloured trousers. And curry. An article on Britain in a recent Sunday Times brought me to tears. [...] MY HOUSE — I come from a family of journalists. And I think that’s a great thing. Naturally curious. Opinionated. Excellent at explaining complex things. Able to bring the world the news it needs. My grand-uncle help set up the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. My dad won awards for his work as a foreign correspondent. There’s a story that one of my rellies [...]
LONDON — Last night’s black-tie film premiere was a great chance to catch up with some people in the business. There were too many people to talk to properly, unfortunately. But some conversations I’ve been mulling over in my sleep. Quite a few senior people working in communications at the moment are in distress. I’m not saying it’s a [...] LONDON — Last night there was an interesting recounting of a discussion in a television interview. It went roughly like this: “I asked him about his son and started to imply differences and he stopped me and he said… The exchange [...] LATE IN LONDON — We like lists and in recent times this blog may have been harder on Internal Communicators than is deserved. So here are a few things that you can do in a single day. They will advance your case, secure your reputation and make your organisation more successful. 1. Create a six month plan on one page Put [...] FITZROVIA – Batman Syndrome* is when you have achieved all sorts of fame and fortune, and regular life holds no challenges, so you start to do anti-social, dangerous things. In the case of Bruce Wayne it’s putting you knickers outside you tights and fighting crime. In the cases of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn [...] CROMWELL ROAD — There was a little girl with her dad on the bus today. She cried the whole trip. “I don’t like the teachers…! I don’t want to go…! I want my MOMMY…!!” That kind of crying that is so deep and, after a while, so filled with mucus that breathing is affected. The adults shifted uncomfortably. Because half [...] KENSINGTON — There’s not much that is ‘commercial’ in my house. Maybe a few dozen old newspapers with adverts in them. A poster on a child’s wall that promotes a museum or a football team. One doesn’t expect to be sold to at home. However there is one exception: the cereal boxes. We’ve got seven of them. All different. All placed at [...] |
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