Game Changers

Game Changers

The recent passing of Shirley Temple at the age of 85 came only a few days after what would’ve been the 101st birthday of Rosa Parks. Both names conjure an immediate, powerful image: the dancing girl, all dimples and ringlets, and the footsore unmovable...
Wellygate

Wellygate

The opposing sides of the House of Commons face each other across a strip of carpet two rapier lengths wide. When you stand at the dispatch box, you realise it looks a lot bigger on the telly. There was a time when MPs had a full dressing-up box to reflect their...
Lost for Words

Lost for Words

At the risk of being called Luddites, whenever a client asks us to teach them how to use technology to enhance their speaking, we tend to start with ‘What to do when the technology fails, as it most assuredly will at some point.’ So you won’t be...
Into 2014: The Meeting Game

Into 2014: The Meeting Game

Everyone hates meetings, except for the people who make meetings hateful for others. That’s not fair is it? But at PS Programmes, we took inspiration from the Christmas season, and realised that meetings in 2014 have the potential to be a really good game of...
Tom Daley’s News Revolution

Tom Daley’s News Revolution

One of the challenges of a blog like this is that in commentating on a story in the news, we run the risk of walking a well-worn path, and the mere mention of ‘Tom Daley’ puts us in mind not so much of a path as a six-lane motorway. But if we take a moment...