Rachel Miller is an internal communications professional who runs her own consultancy helping people and organisations improve their ability to communicate. You would think that our ability to communicate is a given, but this is something we overlook on so many levels. In my own experience, I’ve worked for small companies and huge companies who suffer from the same malady: poor communication...
Shaun Weston recounts an interview with The Prezenter, Russell Anderson-Williams, and talks about the value of storytelling in presentations.
Russell Anderson-Williams is a professional presentation design expert, and is particularly invested in training people how to make the most out of Prezi and PowerPoint. He’s even more passionate about the fact that even the best Prezi and PowerPoint users will fail if they continue to use bullet points! The idea behind his approach to delivering good presentations is the ability to tell a story...
When it comes to innovation and the development and implementation of new technology, I think there are three distinct groups of people to consider. I revisited The Lives of Others recently, where Georg says, “They got me a back scratcher”. “That’s not a back scratcher, it’s a salad fork,” Christa replies. It’s wonderful how simple technology can look like different things to different...
Star Wars, storytelling and the power of audio – a short blog by Shaun Weston.
I’ve known Rachel Morrissey for a few years, though before the recording of this podcast, we had never actually met. In fact we still haven’t, as it was through the convenience of Skype we conducted this great interview! This was an opportunity to share our respective knowledge of broadcasting for the benefit of the second episode of Media Will Eat Itself. Rachel Morrissey is an experienced...
In the very first episode of the Media Will Eat Itself podcast, we’re discussing the ins and outs of writing your first book, with Duena Blomstrom, someone I’ve known for a few years in the world of financial technology and banking. Duena’s first book was published in March/April 2018, so I thought it would be a good time to catch up for a chat, to find out what went through her head (other than...
Duena Blomstrom writes a book, and Shaun Weston kicks off a new podcast with an interview.
Podcast interview with Adam Dodds of Freetrade on the future of share trading.