by Monica Lunin | Communication & Influence
Parliament is in session and I am both appalled and intrigued by the infantile behaviour of our elected representatives. Consider the challenge a speaker faces when trying to land a point whilst relentlessly assailed by verbal sucker punches from the cross benches. ...
by Monica Lunin | Communication & Influence
Stop the abuse The 19th century philosopher and logician, John Venn, may be amused by the explosion of venn diagram applications in popular culture. There has been an explosion of social media memes and many are brilliant. I personally can’t go past the Venn...
by Monica Lunin | Communication & Influence
Can the numbers ever lie? Have you ever accepted a credible statement that was backed by numbers only to have the sneaking suspicion that you have been misled? Perhaps you are in a position where you need to back up a spurious claim? Use numbers. Statistics, facts,...
by Monica Lunin | Business Growth, Leadership
“Power resides only where men believe it resides… A shadow on the wall yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.” – George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings How do you know somebody possesses power? What...
by Monica Lunin | Communication & Influence
Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think? -Peter Hitchens Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. ...
