Tag: communications

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07 Nov

“It’s THREE, not f***ing 300 !” If you’ve ever watched Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, you’ll be familiar with the expletive-fuelled…

26 Jun

I’ve just finished training a bunch of junior lobbyists on how to quickly scan EU policy documents and pull out the…

01 Feb

Key points from this blog It is hard for public affairs messages to cut through in Brussels. It is hard for public affairs messages to cut through in Brussels.

06 May

A longer version of this article features in my forthcoming book about how to improve messaging in the Brussels Bubble.

24 Feb

‘We need to reset the narrative’. If you work in communications or public affairs, you will almost certainly have…

26 Jan

This blog is an excerpt of the book I am currently writing about how to improve messaging in and around the EU…

03 Dec

Does personalisation have a place in EU policy communications? People who love it think it humanises dry, technical material.…

02 Apr

Desperate parents (like me) with kids who speak or understand English may have stuck them in front of one of Joe Wicks’ (

22 Feb

These are weird times and strange things are happening – like politicians shutting up and listening. In France, President Macron has been seen listening…

15 Feb

I recently did some media training with the second in command at one of the EU institutions.  He was a credible and sympathetic interviewee…