by Dawn Baird | 08 May 17 | communication, Leadership, positive psychology
We listen to lots of speakers, trainers, coaches writers and managers. Many of them use big words, business jargon and technical jargon to impress or bamboozle their audience. This blog post looks at the small, everyday words that have the biggest impact. I’m...
by Allen Baird PhD | 01 May 17 | business, communication, writing
Did you know that May is Get Caught Reading Month? In honour of this great event, I want to highlight a few helpful business writing trends that impact everyone who writes in this context. I will link each thread to a relevant book review, so that you can read for...
by Allen Baird PhD | 26 Jul 16 | business, featured, news and events, positive psychology
On 11 August at 10:30 am, I’ll deliver a free mini-workshop: Mental Health for Entrepreneurs. This topic hasn’t received much attention, despite the fact that its two constituent parts – mental health and entrepreneurship – certainly have. The Blurb A quarter of small...
by Dawn Baird | 09 Nov 15 | marketing, social media
There are a huge number of business-focused Twitter hours in Northern Ireland. Briefly, a Twitter hour is an online networking session organised at a specific time. Organisers post to get things going – sometimes there is a set topic or questions and answers, to...
by Dawn Baird | 26 Oct 15 | communication, marketing, social media
I’ve participated in many Twitter hours. Some are local. Some are niche (and often international). All do things differently. Here are the key things to think about when planning, establishing and refining a Twitter hour. Based locally, and want a list of...
by Dawn Baird | 26 Jan 15 | business, communication, writing
You could say that we have a little form when it comes to writing tenders. We look for them and find them. We read them. We decide whether they’re worth our time. We sift and sift. We prioritise and decide. We add them to our work schedule. We make a writing...
