I saw one of those promotional tweets on Twitter earlier this week. It was a gentleman announcing the launch of his new book. It got my attention because the new book was about effective communication for lawyers or solicitors and, if memory serves me right and I could be wrong, he was an academic in… Continue reading Effective communications for solicitors and lawyers
Telling stories with pictures
I bought a second-hand camera on eBay last week, my first purchase on eBay for a long time. I was looking for a camera that Sony brought out in 2014 and is probably not available new now in stores, unless you got lucky with old stock. It is a Sony A6000 mirrorless camera which is… Continue reading Telling stories with pictures
Declining the gatekeepers’ call
I would imagine that the chap who contacted me last week to go a national radio station was surprised when I declined his invitation. But it did not suit me, notice was too short, and I do not place the same importance on once powerful media outlets as most people do. I have my own… Continue reading Declining the gatekeepers’ call
Human nature and ego
Human nature and ego is an enduring, universal thing. I drafted a letter some time ago and it was threatening an employer with an application for a High Court injunction to prevent my client’s termination going ahead. I sent it to senior and junior counsel for approval, as requested by the senior. The letter was… Continue reading Human nature and ego
Anthony Trollope’s writing-a secret pleasure
It’s probably a sign of advancing years when you have a secret pleasure such as the novels of Anthony Trollope. I got a freebie recently from Audible, a novel by Trollope called “The Last Chronicle of Barset”. And I am enjoying it thoroughly. If you like the English language and appreciate sparkling, observant, witty writing… Continue reading Anthony Trollope’s writing-a secret pleasure
Not in breach of Meta Policy
There is a report in the newspaper today of a successful High Court application on behalf of a young man who was the victim of an online harassment campaign on Instagram. The student was being blackmailed with threats of compromising images being published online if he failed to pay up. When he had first complained… Continue reading Not in breach of Meta Policy
How to excel as a service provider
I have discovered, after being self-employed for some 37 years, that if you are a service provider you can make a good living by doing what you say you will do when you are supposed to. This may seem like a simple, trite, self-evident observation. But I have noticed that most service providers struggle to… Continue reading How to excel as a service provider
The key to successful content marketing-this bird photographer gets it
I started following a guy-Simon d’Entremont- on YouTube recently, whose channel deals with photography and bird photography. The quality of his videos is of such high quality that it did not surprise me to find that he has built a community of 155,000 YouTube subscribers in a relatively short period of time. If you check… Continue reading The key to successful content marketing-this bird photographer gets it
The ability of TikTok, and video, to create connection
I have a decent following on TikTok-over 33,000 followers/fans. I publish my videos on the platform as part of my overall video distribution strategy but do not make anything specifically for TikTok. I do not answer questions, either, as there are far too many. Most people would probably give a lot of money for the… Continue reading The ability of TikTok, and video, to create connection
The spectacle of the Burke court cases
Twitter has been much occupied in the last couple of days with coverage of the Ammi Burke High Court judicial review case. She was seeking an order to have her unfair dismissal case sent back to the Workplace Relations Commission for a fresh hearing. It was previously dismissed by the WRC adjudication officer, Kevin Baneham,… Continue reading The spectacle of the Burke court cases