When content is irrelevant

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My critique of Busting the Mehrabian Myth last week prompted an interesting Twitter discussion with Martin Shovel, its author, where he summed up his view thus: “It’s a simple point: quality content matters more than performance”. As a loyal Arsenal fan, I’ll eschew the tap-in and try something a bit fancier. I could easily show… Read more »

JFK and contrasts

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We can learn so much from the greats. Along with the Gettysburg address and Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream”, JFK’s inaugural speech is often cited as one of the great American political speeches. To commemorate its fiftieth anniversary, there is a full video and fascinating dissection of the speech on the BBC website by… Read more »