I’m well aware that coffee is no real substitute for genuine sleep. But when a decent stretch of sleep isn’t on offer, due to my baby son teething / having a cold / being hungry / doing a secret experiment on how long sleep-deprived parents can last before losing the plot, coffee is a great plan B.
Tag Archives: Funny
The day I met the REAL Santa Claus
They say you should never meet your heroes, but there are some opportunities you can’t refuse: like interviewing the REAL Father Christmas.
Here’s what happened…
Mum’s the word…
Over the years I’ve interviewed quite a few high profile people. One of the most inspirational amongst their number was Sarah Turner, known to the world as The Unmumsy Mum.
On Pointe
Here’s a piece I wrote for Western Morning News, published on April 1st (that’s important). In it I explain how the fates have conspired to make me a middle-aged Billy Elliot…
‘Smize’ like you mean it…
Communication, we all know, is a complex thing; filled with thousands of tiny nuances that can completely change the meaning of any interaction. A recent awareness of the importance of ‘Smizing’ has really brought home to me the need to be authentic in the way we as individuals, businesses and brands communicate.
Write about what you know?
‘Write about what you know’
Thay’s what they say, isn’t it?
Hairy Dogs for Nick Toons
Over the years I’ve worked on developing and scripting several animation projects for both TV and business.
Sincerity….
‘Sincerity – if you can fake that, you’ve got it made…’
How do you Zoom?
I don’t know about you, but I’m still finding ‘Zoom’ calls tricky.
Cycling writing…
It’s funny how things go…
