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UK book publishing industry 2017 statistics: The Power of the Write Wing

Physical 'Good' v Digital 'Not-so-good' First of all, for all the talk of printed books being 'dead', consider the following from the bookseller.com on the 2017 statistics for the UK publishing industry:   "Physical book sales…
Style Sheet
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BIO 2018: Style Sheets as planning tool for Conference Writing

A style sheet is a file or form that is used in word processing and desktop publishing to define the layout style of a document. A style sheet contains the specifications of a document's layout, such as the page size, margins, fonts and font…
Elevate grant
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The Elevate Grants...and Keith Abel, the fun face of entrepreneurship

OBS launches the Elevate grants On June 29th at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxfordshire Business Support 'OBS' launched its new support programme called 'Elevate' to an audience of over 300 local Oxfordshire businesses. Speakers from OBS and…
Lucy Kellaway - Now Teach

Lucy Kellaway: "A cool and noble thing to do"

Why I am Leaving a top job at the FT for teaching? After over 30 years as a columnist at the FT, Lucy Kellaway (**) is quitting her job (well, almost quit...she's still keeping a couple of irons in the fire!) to begin again as a maths…
On the Menu
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I suppose you can't always have your cake and eat it....

Hmmm....well it does take the occasional 'bad' literary festival session to make you appreciate the 'good' ones, doesn't it? The Oxford Literary Festival 'OLF' (*) On the face of it, this was a unique chance to share the experiences of Nicholas…
Too fast to think
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Digital Remit Book Club: Are we all going 'Too Fast To Think'?

Take time to read this, and you’ll have more time This was the cover quote from Chris Lewis’s book - 'Too Fast To Think - How to Reclaim your Creativity in a Hyper-Connected Work Culture '. However, having discussed it at some length…
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Alexander McCall Smith at the Oxford Literary Festival

I do feel very sorry for Scottish nudists, they must the only ones in the world who also have to wear a plastic mac. http://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk                 Notes Last…
LinkedIn tips - Profile
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Venturefest 2016 Presentation: How to Sell into America

Back in the Summer 2016, Venturefest hosted a series of presentations aimed at fast-growing businesses in the Oxfordshire region keen to expand. This particular presentation focused upon breaking into the US market How to Sell into America Summary:…
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You are what you eat

Preserving Human Capital (Helen Money Nutrition) This presentation got me thinking about all the money invested in what company's always claim to be their 'most valuable asset' - their staff. To think - it could be so easily enhanced…
LinkedIn tips - Profile
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LinkedIn - 5 quick tips to improve your Profile page

In order to stand out on LinkedIn, the first thing to put right is your 'Profile' page. This is the 2nd in a series of blogs about LinkedIn, taken from Steve Mills' half-day course, 'Using LinkedIn to Grow your business'. I'm going…