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07 / 08 / 09
Whether the message is good, bad or indifferent; now is no time for silence, says Rob Ashton. During the ancient wars, if you wanted to deliver a message you hired a messenger to hand over the scroll personally. But approaching enemy lines to pass on bad news was a high-risk job. The bearer of […]
16 / 07 / 09
Someone once said that writing is easy. You just sit at your keyboard and wait – till the beads of blood form on your forehead. For anyone who has ever suffered from writer’s block (and that’s all of us), this will be a familiar scenario. It doesn’t have to be that way though: you can […]
25 / 06 / 09
Ever seen the TV game show Supermarket Sweep? The premise is pretty simple. After answering a series of questions, the contestants are instructed to find certain groceries in the supermarket. Not surprisingly, no-one methodically paces through the aisles. With the clock ticking, they race around frantically searching for visual clues that point to their prized […]
17 / 02 / 09
Business-writing expert Gary Woodward explains: Why intros and endings are so important How to grab a reader’s attention How to conclude effectively. Click here to listen.
29 / 01 / 09
For most actuaries, it’s a love of maths, statistics, probabilities and risk analysis that draws them into the profession. However, once they’ve been fully trained in these hard skills, working life throws up new challenges. If you’re a consulting actuary, for example, you‘ll often have to explain complex ideas to clients who are not experts […]
19 / 01 / 09
Whether you’re setting up a new business venture or want the go-ahead for a project, there’s one essential document you need. Robert Ashton gives a step-by-step guide to writing a good business plan. There’s a memorable conversation in the famous Lewis Carroll novel Alice in Wonderland, where Alice asks the Cheshire cat for directions. Unfortunately, […]
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