One of the benefits of plane travel for work is solitude. As anybody with children will attest it’s one of those rare moments in life where you can have real quiet.
Communications
What I learnt from watching The Block
I like to think of myself as a discerning, intelligent consumer of media, but to be honest I just can’t help myself when it comes to reality TV.
War, Theatre, Medical Research and Woolworths
I have long harboured a passion for the performing arts, in particular the theatre. I have the great honour of being on the board for Playlab, a long standing Queensland based Playwright development organisation and publisher.
Being Heard in a Crowded Market
Every day, 55 million status updates are made on Facebook, 500 million tweets are sent, and daily newspaper chiefs-of-staff receive 500 media releases.
Why Storytelling Works
Type in the phrase “top ten ways” into Google and you’ll get 227 million results in 0.48 seconds.
Yes, that’s 227 million times someone has come up with the top ten ways to do something.
What’s Happening
From climate change to new planning schemes and earthquake recovery, take a sneak peek into the latest projects at Articulous.
Don’t Forget to Talk AND Listen
The two things that people found most challenging when engaging face to face was to a) talk about things in a manner that all stakeholders can understand and b) stop talking and listen.
Communication, Soggy Tomatoes and Darth Vader
How we communicate (or don’t) can mean the difference between sitting with the cool kids at lunch, and lunching alone on a soggy tomato sandwich.
To Tell or To Teach?
One question that our clients keep coming back to us with lately is: when do you tell somebody the solution and when do you teach them to find the answer themselves?