When I was expecting my first baby it felt right to interrogate my mum friends and scrutinise some bestselling books with a view to gathering answers to those all important questions. As a consequence, I pretty much succeeded in packing my hospital bag and making it through the first week...
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Every day, on average, I e-meet eight clients of mine. In normal circumstances, we discuss business and communications. These days, however, on top of those topics, we have an uninvited ‘guest’ during our meetings – ladies and gentlemen, his name is of course COVID-19, aka coronavirus. I can say I’m...
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I have a few clients for English who are taking the plunge into proficiency. A C2 proficiency qualification shows the world that you’ve mastered English to an exceptional level. It proves you can communicate with the fluency and sophistication of a highly competent English native speaker. Is it even possible...
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Yet another case demonstrating the power of communication. This time, as a member of Open Cages association, I arranged a meeting with a mink farm owner. The objective was to find out in person what attitude to life and personality you need to have in order to choose to breed...
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This summer I am due to deploy my skills and offer companies a workshop titled Diplomacy in international business communications. This is directed at any company, whether national or international, which wishes to communicate better and more diplomatically with foreign partners or clients from abroad. I’m fully convinced that diplomatic and...
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It seems there are two schools of thought when answering the question about the importance of learning a new ability. There are those who argue that acquiring a new skill helps you grow as a person, become more attractive on the job market and fuels your creativity in a way...
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Recently I’ve assisted Polish pilots in the process of job interviews with UK airlines. To cut a long story short, LOT pilots and cabin crew were dismissed in consequence of going on strike. Even though the board eventually agreed to bring the fired back to work, they declined. The main...
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One may assume it must have been a long summer holiday, but that’s not the case. A few months ago I went offline to support the most important person in my life in the process of passing away. It has undoubtedly been the most painful period in my life. I...
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(continuation of the previous post: How to take a PR campaign international) Assuming you’ve selected your various media channels carefully, you will immediately be confronted with another challenge: how to successfully interact personally with a foreign audience. Even if you have, or have access to, expertise in the local language,...
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There are many reasons for companies to want to be better known abroad. Some see vast customer opportunities all over the world, others possibilities for exposure in many and varied press outlets. Often the elements that make a successful international campaign are entirely different from the campaign carried out within...
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