My Blog until 2018

"To stimulate creativity one must develop childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire...

Have you ever committed a cultural faux pas? Do this online quiz (link to: about.futurelearn.com )...

Why do dogs always run to the door when the doorbell rings? It’s hardly ever for them.

We want to impress our friends? Richard Wiseman shows us how to do an amazing little card...

I was talking about the importance of listening in a workshop the other day, and have just come...

Is it 'its' or 'it's'? So many people struggle with this. I was surprised to read here that Jane...

"If you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done."

If you want to belong to the upper class in Britain, you have to know how to dress, according to...

A man in a bar sees a beautiful woman standing on her own. He walks up to her and asks, "Where...

I think that working nights stresses the body tremendously. I've worked with many people who not...

We know that being thankful can make us feel happier. But, according to psychologist Dr Lisa...

How can you become a better presenter? You'll find some great tips here that might be able to help...

English learners find the prepositions (those little words like 'in', 'on' and 'at') so tricky to...

"Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to...

Did you know that one should only salute in Britain when wearing a uniform? Etiquette expert...

The lawyer said to the accused, "I have some good and some bad news for you". "So what's the bad...

Do this little test to find out whether it's Belgian or British.

This is quite amazing. Using the word "together" makes teams work harder and smarter, according to...

Before you go into your next presentation, take a look at the following tips (link to:...

The Visual Communication Guy shows us what a formal American business letter can look like. I find...

Does your office need brightening up? If you're looking for some lovely, and perhaps quite...

British etiquette expert William Hanson gives Gino and Melanie (on Let's Do Lunch with Gino &...

Here's another very well-known tongue twister and one that works quite well for my tongue. Does it...

How much do you know about the black holes in the universe? Do BBC's short test to find out and,...