30 Jan

It’s a cruel trick of the nervous system that even well prepared, experienced speakers get stressed ahead of an event.

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…

09 Jun

I’ve ranted a lot about jargon in the past and how using it signals membership of a club that a lot of…

24 May

‘Humans are not designed to be happy, or even content. Instead, we are designed primarily to survive and reproduce, like every other…

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.