Dragon’s Den: making a good impression

October 4, 2010

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Tweet Last week, Rob and I delivered a (very lively and enjoyable) breakfast seminar at the East Lancs Chamber of Commerce. We were pleasantly surprised at how many people turned up bright and early to hear our pearls of wisdom! So thanks to them and for the tremendous feedback we’ve received since. The very next day, Rob and [...]

The Stig unmasked. Brave or foolhardy?

September 21, 2010

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Ben Collins takes the brave, or possibly foolish step, of revealing the identity of BBC Top Gear's 'The Stig'.

Twitter – if politicians and celebs get it wrong…what about the rest of us?

September 8, 2010

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Tweet So the internet carries rumours about Foreign Secretary William Hague’s sexuality and he responds with a detailed rebuttal. Fair enough. But why, oh why did Mr Hague — clearly an extremely intelligent man if you look at his career both in and out of politics — then choose to Tweet that he hoped he’d “nailed [...]

Stuart Hall — not yet a legend

September 7, 2010

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Tweet Stuart Hall is  — quite rightly — a true icon of the media industry. Stuart…he of  ‘It’s a Knockout’ and ‘Jeux sans Frontiers’ fame; of Radio FiveLive where he conjures up some of the most amazing words and phrases ever used in the reporting of football games; and presenter of countless programmes for both BBC North [...]

Local Enterprise Partnerships – the East Lancashire Approach

September 2, 2010

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Tweet As I write this blog, many other scribes up and down this green and pleasant land will be busy putting their finishing touches to the applications to set up Local Enterprise Partnerships – one of the Government’s flagship proposals to improve the country’s economic problems. We should therefore be finding out quite soon the precise nature [...]

Blog Roll for Bog Roll!

July 13, 2010

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As I am sure you are all painfully aware, blogging successfully takes dedication, discipline and a whole heap of time! We are getting quite good at it here at Optu but there are times when writing a blog is the last thing you want to do when you have project deadlines looming and important meetings to attend. Well I have a solution. Whatever our schedules, we always find time to nip to the loo.....nature insists on it.

You never know when you might have to face the camera…so be prepared!

July 13, 2010

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Chief Constable Sue Sim discovered the perils of being in the media last week when fronting the news conferences about the hunt for Raoul Moat.

Don’t clog your blog – it should cut through the fog!

July 12, 2010

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Don’t let that headline put you off – I’m not trying to be a poor man’s poet. I’m still at the ‘Cat sat on the mat’ stage anyway when it comes to trying my hand at poetry!

Sports Stars and Media Training

June 7, 2010

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High-quality training in media and presentational skills can enhance an athlete’s earnings potential during their careers – across a range of different sports – but is also an essential insurance policy against the unthinkable: a career cut short by injury.

Media training courses…..from Russia to Oswaldtwistle!

June 3, 2010

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Digital marketing is essential, but business is also about people. How you present yourself, how you build trust and credibility, are equally important. Our fully-interactive seminar will show you how. What’s more, we guarantee you’ll enjoy yourself…always the best way to learn!

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