Our six point checklist for safe social media
We’ve been delighted to be supporting Beat The CyberBully again this month to help support and educate children, parents and teachers about online safety and digital wellbeing. For anyone unfamiliar with the initiative, Beat The CyberBully aims to promote safe, responsible and inspiring online communications for children and young people, and to bridge the digital knowledge […]
Simple fixes for reading (and writing) online
This week it is National Read a Book Day in the UK, and International Literacy Day around the world. I’m a keen reader and a purist, who much prefers a real book to read, however I’m conscious that I’m probably in the minority now as the world continues to evolve. The COVD-19 pandemic has only […]
Four simple ingredients for a good elevator pitch
The three day workshop I ran for the Higher Colleges of Technology recently was around Employability and Industry Engagement. Last week I had to review all of the independent assignments I had requested from the group, and was delighted to see that they had really taken on board all the different areas we had talked about, […]
Top tips for hosting Zoom workshops and events
Wow, I have even more respect for teachers than I did this time last week! A true sign of the times, I hosted my first Zoom training course last week, and – not to do things by halves – it was an intense three day long training session for 20 people. I have to say […]
The 7 golden rules of writing business copy
How to write a professional bio? What tips for writing good business copy? What does a press release look like? These were some of the questions I was asked to answer when delivering my workshop on Business Copywriting for Female Fusion on Thursday. It was great to see a lot of the same ladies that […]
What does a PR plan look like?
Do you need to download specific software or apps for PR plans? What information goes in a PR plan? What are the most user-friendly, simple PR plans we should be using? I was delighted to run a PR Planning workshop for Female Fusion on Thursday, and the lovely ladies I met were really enthusiastic – so much so they’ve requested […]
8 tips for video interviews and live streaming
I’m going live! If you’ve been following my content or reading these blogs, you may be aware that I am running a workshop for the ladies of Female Fusion UAE on Thursday morning. As part of the build up for this session, I have been asked to take part in a Facebook Live session with […]
How to create a PR plan: Four simple steps
As you may have seen from last week’s post, I will be taking my first face-to-face workshop next week for the gorgeous ladies at Female Fusion. Over the course of a morning, we’ll be exploring how to create an effective PR plan – a topic which is particularly popular right now as everyone has had […]
Face to face workshops resume with Female Fusion Summer School!
As we take the next steps towards business rebuild post-lockdown, it seems that collectively we are ready to tentatively start face to face business meetings and events again – with the necessary distancing measures in place of course. In the last two weeks, we’ve had a number of enquiries for face to face PR and social […]
When & how to use emojis on social media
You may (or more likely, may not!) be aware that this Friday is World Emoji Day… Yes, you read that correctly, there is actually a global awareness day for our favourite little icons! As our attention spans become ever-shorter, we are relying more and more on visuals to get our message across quickly and effectively, […]