Comms Ruins EverythingWhy do so many people in Comms suck as communicating? I have a theory.I haven’t written anything for a while, partly because I’ve been very busy, and partly because I’ve just been rather depressed with the…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingLanguage changes, and we should change with it.A tribute to my least favourite combination of words.Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingGoogle will stop working soonSome of you sweet summer children may not know of a time before the internet. You can imagine everyone frolicking in meadows and playing…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingDon’t #9 — PHRASING.(Content warning — includes discussion of suicide and depression. And Ketchup.)Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingWhat happens if you take away people’s right to shop?Last year, when we were finally released from the first lockdown, my partner and I decided to go for a walk along the river near our old…Oct 26, 2021Oct 26, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingSquid Game — What goes wrong with mindless SEO.It took me a while, but this week, I finally managed to finish Season 1 of Squid Game, Netflix’s most recent success story.Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingDon’t #8 — Don’t bullshit a bullshitterBefore working in comms, I would describe my role as ‘comms-adjacent’. I would need to sit in meetings with people at various levels, and…Oct 20, 20211Oct 20, 20211
Comms Ruins EverythingThe Perils of Trading on Former Glories(Or, why Clive Myrie won’t bring me back to Mastermind).Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Comms Ruins EverythingGrammarly can jump off a cliff pt2Not long after I started this blog, I wrote a piece about Grammarly. Specifically on their adverts, and how thoughtless use of such apps is…Oct 15, 20211Oct 15, 20211
Comms Ruins EverythingHow a small sub-reddit may save the world.It is a truth universally acknowledged, that nobody likes clickbait.Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021