Filth, music and art – inspirational reading for weirdos
A million years ago, when I started in coaching, I tried to read as much mind/body/spirit-type inspirational guff as I could. Every week I would […]
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10 things Twitter can do for journalists
It seems like every media bod I know has put “Get to grips with Twitter” at the top of their To Do list for […]
That PR/Blogger Bunfight
You might have seen this post which was re-tweeted with glee by many bloggers and media types yesterday. It’s the tale of a blogger who […]
A Product Launch But Not As We Know It – The Project Natal Experience
It’s been a week and I am still coming to terms with the madness that was the XBox Project Natal launch. Perhaps I never will. I’ve been to […]
How To Get a Job in Journalism
Thanks to all who joined us for the live web chat at the Guardian Careers forum. Although it was originally supposed to focus on new […]
The Invisible Book and Why Time to Write is a Necessity, Not a Luxury
When I’m working with new coaching clients, we start by looking at the kinds of things that they’re not doing, but would like to be […]
New Year Resolutions for Freelancers
So the new year is off the starting blocks, and next week we will be welcoming Blue Monday. More than just a New Order song or the […]
Media Training: Making the Most of Your Media Interviews
I have been invited on to PR101 Radio to talk about how you can promote your business through doing media interviews. Though sometimes I think the […]
Intern life – The ten commandments of media work experience
Being an intern, or on work experience is the shitty end of the stick when it comes to media careers, but I’m sure you won’t […]
Back to Basics: Pitching your ideas to editors
Pitching Your Ideas to a Publication When you want to get published in a newspaper, magazine or website, you start by pitching the idea […]