Earlier this week saw the first presentation of a half day training session on effective writing for marketing and business development (all PM Forum training courses are listed here: http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/index.aspx#KT18Apr12). It was an ambitious agenda (and much of the feedback suggested that we should have devoted a whole day to Read More
Whilst I have read a great many books on how to write and the psychology of communication, in advance of a writing workshop I'm running soon I thought I’d have a look around to find the very best book to help with the fundamentals of good business writing (not copy Read More
Book review “Conversational riffs - creating meaning out of conflict” by Neil Denny (Conflict management). Psychologists say that successful relationships have the following elements: A safe place from which to explore Repair after rupture Communication Neil’s book on conflict management offers some great insights and help primarily in the second Read More
Back in 2007 I reviewed this book for Professional Marketing magazine but I have mentioned it to a couple of people during recent promotional skills courses and I thought I’d look it up again in advance of a business development writing course I am presenting next month. Original review “There Read More
I’ve just finished writing a detailed review of this book "How to be great at the stuff you hate: The straight talking guide to persuading, networking and selling" which will appear shortly in PM magazine. Here are some headline thoughts and a few more personal observations. Any book which starts Read More
