Blogs

02/18/2020

Improv. Creative Workshops for Digital and Tech Teams .

What do companies want out of team building? Better relationships? Clearer communication? Communication and active listening are the 'bread and butter' of improv. If you think of theatre or comedy when the word 'improv' is mentioned that's fair enough, but digging a little deeper, using improvisation effectively can reveal a great way to skill up, […]

02/07/2020

Inspiring images from lively debate

Graphic recording a community event

08/22/2019

American Improv & The Edinburgh Fringe

Attending the Comedysportz Championship in Philadelphia

06/09/2019

MeasureCamp Manchester

An event with an unplanned schedule?

06/04/2019

A Much Needed Break in the capital of comics

I finally got around to taking a short holiday. I planned on taking a break in December, and as I write this it's now June. This is a short personal blog about taking a break and work life balance. I'd intended to have a holiday for months, and just kept putting t off. I told […]

12/31/2018

2018 - Lots of little experiments.

Looking back 2018 has been about loads of little experiments. Moving in new circles to learn, create opportunities, and push in new directions. This blog is a little bit of a humble-brag, but it's worth reflecting on the ups and downs of the year past, to help plan the year ahead. In early 2018 I […]

09/19/2018

VWORP! - Hosting a Doctor Who Convention

I recently hosted VWORP! a Doctor Who convention in Manchester. Over one thousand fans descended on the city centre's Printworks for a whole day packed full of events. Big shout out to the event organisers. In the pre-event briefing I said 'just put me in the room on the day and I'll do the job', […]

06/25/2018

Confession's of a WordPress Fanatic!

New date: Friday December 21st 2018 Venue: The Kings Arms, Salford, M3 6AN Ticket available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/confessions-of-a-wordpress-fanatic-tickets-50782649271 While publicising the show I was re-tweeted by Matt Mullenweg! Make sure to capitalize the P! 😆 — Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) July 4, 2018 In early 2017 I attended 'MWUG', or Manchester WordPress users group to give […]

06/06/2018

What do Google analytics and stand-up comedy have in common?

While helping a business client increase traffic to their website, I remarked how their Google Analytics marketing reports weren't so different from taking a stand up comedy skills workshop. That might sound like an odd thing to say - but the more I thought about it the more the comparison holds up. Google Analytics reports feedback […]

05/31/2018

A Pint of Science?

In May I presented a three day event in Manchester for The Pint of Science Festival & researchers from The University of Manchester. It was a feast of brain food for the naturally curious, and they were looking for someone to do hosting duties. I got the gig. The Festival has been running for 8 years and brings […]

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