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Burns: Scottish poet’s lonely glens, tim’rous beastie, homage to haggis

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Brian McGee - Books, General, Language

Wee tim’rous beastie: wouldn’t you be with that bird of prey in pursuit? As Burns Night beckons, what better occasion to savour some of his poetry. Celebrations to mark the birth of Robert Burns are held in venues from eastern Scotland’s Glamis Castle to the Birmingham Whisky Club 7 hours south. Then there’s the homage… Read more »

Books wish list (take 10 minutes): AI, trees, furious hearts, Rumpole’s poetry

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Brian McGee - Books, General, Language

We all have way too much to do, whether for work or all the rest of it. All the more reason, perhaps, to take 10 minutes here and there to read a book… Relaxing? For sure. Develops our skills including writing? I’d say so. Reading fiction also helps us become more empathetic, I’ve often heard… Read more »

Halloween: straddle the broom or shun the revellers? 9 words to savour

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Brian McGee - Creativity, General, Language

Bats in your belfry… Zombies, ghouls and skeletons giving you goosebumps… Halloween is getting increasingly hard to ignore. Fan or not of fright night, leave the eye of newt and lizard’s leg to simmer in the cauldron then join us on a meander around 9 Halloween-themed words. Poetry is included – you decide whether that’s… Read more »

Timber! Construction gets inventive: MultiPly, climate change, Cornwall, #bmcreativeplaces

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Brian McGee - Creativity, General

Wood has potential to disrupt dominance of concrete and steel

Take a moment and look at those trees. Admit it, you feel better already. Calmer, less gnarly, more in tune with the universe. (If you want to hug a trunk to your heart, who are we to judge?) ‘Your neck of the woods’… ‘can’t see the wood for the trees’… ‘dead wood’. If those expressions are anything… Read more »

Beyond the commentary box, off the pitch… a tour around clichés

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Brian McGee - Editing, General, Language

football penalty blog cliché

Football commentators, usually ex-players of the beautiful game, often face criticism for using clichés. (A game of two halves, anyone?) At the end of the day, and when all’s said and done, why should they get all the flak – or have all the fun*? As England faces Colombia in Moscow, here’s a brief meander… Read more »

“Blog weekly”? 5 tips to create blogs… that your ideal clients will read

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Brian McGee - General, Marketing, Social media

Recently I set myself a challenge: to blog once a week for the following 12 weeks. Eight blogs in seems a good moment to reflect… and offer some ideas about how to blog regularly. Never mind the quality, feel the width? Hardly. You’ll also be aiming to write better blogs, of course, getting more and… Read more »

Anniversary blog: 7 ideas to take you beyond the bunting, cake and bubbles

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Brian McGee - General, Marketing, Social media

Your business has plenty of anniversaries to celebrate, perhaps more than you realise: when you started out, moving to bigger premises, or maybe entering a new market… Just the opportunity to create a blog – keeping in mind, of course, your ideal clients and how you help them – and giving you the chance to… Read more »

Engaging, hands-on workshop? 7 practical tips for structure and success

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Brian McGee - General, Marketing, Networking, Training

You have the knowledge, experience and contacts in your industry and beyond. You understand the difficulties of your ideal clients and how you can help to overcome them… How about putting on a workshop, or series of workshops, to spread the word not only about your services, but the way you deliver them? What better… Read more »

Star Trek scriptwriter, future of work, “happiness food”: April & May events

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Brian McGee - Books, General, Networking

From a Star Trek scriptwriter who talks elastic thinking and creativity… to how healthy eating can boost our mood — here’s a smorgasbord of events in or near London. Also vying for our time: how artificial intelligence keeps us from flagging in an art exhibition … or an event about the future, or otherwise, of the… Read more »

Instagram, one year on… creative outlet or vortex of pointlessness?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Brian McGee - General, Marketing, Networking, Social media

Instagram as a vortex of online pointlessness, the sceptic may say… An outlet for creativity and the chance to make fruitful connections, in business and beyond, runs a counter-argument. It’s about a year since I first posted a photo on Instagram. Since then not a day missed – an achievement of sorts – and for… Read more »

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