Philippa Cowley-Thwaites

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The power of scam

Last week I found myself taking part in an episode of PhoneJacker – only in this case it was EmailJacker. I’m sure you know the drill. They get in. Wipe your contacts and then send them the following, or something similar:- “I’m writing this with tears in my eyes. My trip to Madrid has turned… Read More

Jostling for position

Hello. Whether we like it or not, communicating is more about justifying our position than anything else, these days. In business, in our personal lives – almost wherever we find ourselves. A friend of mine had a fairly major operation recently – her condition wasn’t life-threatening, but not having the operation would have seriously affected her quality… Read More

Come right in

Communicate v. 1. Share or exchange information or ideas; convey (an emotion or feeling) in a non-verbal way. 2. Pass on (an infectious disease); transmit (heat or motion). There’s been a lot about how we communicate (or don’t) in the media lately. Were the recent riots caused by our inability to communicate with each other;… Read More