Scott belsky founder of behance talks about presentation and the importance of overcoming the stigma of self-marketing in the creative world. He goes on to talk about the notion of marketing oneself that can sometimes bring about feelings of tremendous discomfort. He does however give a few tips on communicating your strengths (with class) They are related [...]

Giving outstanding service Be honest Be yourself No hard sell

I was reading an article on by Dan Gillmore from the Guardian on Saturday 3, October 2009, about The new rules of news. One of the points he mentions in his 22 ideas for changing the way news is produced is that he “would replace PR-speak and certain Orwellian words and expressions with more neutral, precise [...]

In an earlier post I wrote about whether you could describe what you or your product, service, concept or idea were about in 30 seconds or less.  The point being that you need to be able to clearly define what you or your business do and not alienate your customers with jargon and “corporate speak” I read a great article about [...]

Here’s a short video that talks about why painting a picture is important Pitch  -  This is the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it. Essentially the degree of highness or lowness. Inflection – This is the change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a [...]