This interview with Sudakshina Bhattacharjee is one of two interviews with the co-authors of Improve Your Global Business English: The Essential … [Read more...]
Interview with Business English author Fiona Talbot
This interview with Fiona Talbot is one of two interviews with the co-authors of Improve Your Global Business English: The Essential Toolkit for … [Read more...]
50 women tweachers: women in education you should follow on Twitter
There are so many fantastic women in education in my Twitter network that really I found it impossible to keep my list down to 50. There are many … [Read more...]
Purpose: Build a Business You Love
This week’s Book Club review is Purpose: Build a Business You Love written by Yolanda A. Facio. Yolanda is a fellow Bird, of course, but she … [Read more...]
National Punctuation Day: celebrating the importance of proper punctuation
“Prose has its own musicality, and the more notation the better. I like dashes, double-dashes, comashes and double comashes just as much. The colon … [Read more...]
Book review: Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
Never Knowing is the follow-up to Chevy Stevens’ bestselling debut Still Missing. It’s the story of Sara Gallagher’s search for her birth … [Read more...]
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on the 26th June each year. This date is also when the United Nations Convention … [Read more...]
The pint-sized gift that's the difference between life and death
It’s World Blood Donor Day today. The aim of this day is to encourage more people to become blood donors, but also to recognize and celebrate the … [Read more...]
Blue Flag Awards: What Makes a Good Beach?
I live close to one of the most popular beaches in Cornwall. For another year running this beach has been awarded a much-coveted Blue Flag. Blue … [Read more...]
Adult Learners' Week: celebrating learning and learners
14th to 20th May is the 20th Adult Learners’ Week – an initiative founded and co-ordinated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education … [Read more...]
Victory in Europe (VE) Day
On this day in 1945, Britain and Europe were celebrating VE Day – the end of the war in Europe. I can’t begin to imagine the relief people must … [Read more...]
Is it worth publishing my blog on Kindle?
Is your blog available on Amazon Kindle? It’s very easy to add your blog to Kindle but despite this, and the fact that there’s the potential to … [Read more...]
Women as agents of change
It’s Commonwealth Day today. Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year on the second Monday in March in order to promote international … [Read more...]
St Piran's Day
St Piran’s Day is Cornwall’s national day, and it’s celebrated on the 5th March every year. St Piran is the national saint of Cornwall, and the … [Read more...]
20 things you might not know about the English language
The English language can often be quirky, complicated and confusing, as well as entertaining and surprising, but one thing’s for sure; it’s always … [Read more...]
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