As human beings we’re hard-wired for gossip.

Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University, who studies the way primate behaviour evolved into human behaviour, believes that gossip is one of the reasons we developed language.

He believes that once groups of […]

If you’re handy for Bristol, UK, come and see me talk on ‘How to Get Media Publicity’ on Feb 27th at Bristol Yes Group. Info and tickets through www.yesbristol.co.uk.

You can learn a lot by studying a great speaker at the top of their game.

This week I had the privilege of spending nearly an hour in the presence of one – the former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

You may be surprised […]

I was at a networking breakfast this week at the start of a huge trade show in my home town of Bristol, UK, and in between the bacon and eggs, all 90 attendees (yes 90!) had 30 seconds to introduce themselves and […]

I was taking to a lady last night who works in an organisation where gossip is banned. It’s simply not considered cool to talk about other people behind their backs. What’s more, she thoroughly approved of this rule, saying that gossip is […]

I’ve just watched a car crash TV interview on MSNBC in which Trump advisor Brad Thomas was crucified by two extremely knowledgeable financial journalists.

Mr Thomas praised President Trump for making the stock market go up and for creating a million jobs. His […]

In these days of fake news and presidential tweets, do you still need to be trained to meet the media? Or is ‘mainstream media’ too dead to bother with? My view is that social media posts are still not ‘news’ on their own. Think of Donald Trump’s tweets. If he […]

Well, your bit anyway. My contribution takes a bit longer than that, but it’s all stress-free for you.

Here’s how I do it.

Last week saw the first public meeting of Kensington and Chelsea Council since the disastrous fire on their patch at Grenfell Tower, which killed more than 80 people.

The meeting didn’t go well.  Feelings were already running high about the council’s handling of […]

I have been advising clients for years that they should always answer journalists’ questions, but this week I have seen the most amazing piece of question-evasion I’ve ever witnessed in my life. And it didn’t come from a media interviewee!

No, it came […]