Hank talks about why it is so difficult for scientists to predict earthquakes in the short term.

You might have heard about animals behaving oddly right before an earthquake hits. But are these reports more than just anecdotes?

Hank talks about why it is so difficult for scientists to predict earthquakes in the short term.

Pupil outcome: I can write a persuasive speech about my new word. Key learning points: - Rhetorical questions, anecdotes and direct address are a great way to ‘hook’ your audience at the start of a speech. - The content of a speech needs...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and use a range of effective linguistic devices in an article. Key learning points: - When writing an article, you should use a range of literary devices to engage the reader. - Some examples of literary...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse the use of anecdotes for effect in a non-fiction text. Key learning points: - In responding to a personal essay, we might ask what it is the writer wants us to understand about their lives. -...

Pupil outcome: I can use a description to create interesting functional writing. Key learning points: - Functional writing that makes use of description is often stronger. - Anecdotes are brilliant for connecting to the reader through...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the expectations of a comparative response and use them to evaluate and rewrite model responses. Key learning points: - Evaluating model responses with a specific checklist can help improve your own...

What are the 5 Disciplines of Senge? The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization is a book by Peter Senge focusing on group problem solving using the systems thinking method in order to convert companies into...

In which John discusses some of the maps he uses to try to understand the big stories of contemporary human life on Earth.

In which John discusses some of the maps he uses to try to understand the big stories of contemporary human life on Earth.

"If you want to capture your audience's interest right from the start of your presentation, try one of the four techniques I share in this short presentation skills lesson.

The four techni
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- Share a persona
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Do you think that sugar makes kids hyper? Well, you're wrong. Yes, WRONG. How do we know? Randomized controlled trials. RCTs are pretty much the most robust study design there is, and also the only way to prove causality. This week's...

Claire is an experienced communications and marketing strategy lead and planner across a broad range of sectors such as Entertainment, FMCG, Finance and retail. She currently jointly leads the planning department at MediaCom with...

Stefano is a financial services professional with expertise gained in bulge bracket investment banking, strategy consulting and serial entrepreneurship. He is the founder and CEO of Dagon, the first franchisee of Pizza Hut in...

Maggie Buggie is the VP/ Global Sales Officer, Digital at Capgemini, a global management consultancy, technology and outsourcing firm. In this role she leads Capgemini's global sales function and go-to-market strategy for Digital...

Zenna Atkins currently runs ZA partners, an organisation designed to assist other organisations and companies to find creative solutions, deliver innovation and achieve their goals.



Prior to this, Zenna worked in the...

Claire is an experienced communications and marketing strategy lead and planner across a broad range of sectors such as Entertainment, FMCG, Finance and retail. She currently jointly leads the planning department at MediaCom with...

Zenna Atkins currently runs ZA partners, an organisation designed to assist other organisations and companies to find creative solutions, deliver innovation and achieve their goals.



Prior to this, Zenna worked in the...

Professor Rodney Fitch founded his design consultancy, Fitch, now owned by WPP, in 1972. He exited the consultancy at the end of 2009 and worked in higher education and as an independent advisor, consultant and non-executive to a broad...

Dan has worked at innocent since launch in 1999. In that time he has been responsible for writing, advertising, design, tone of voice and building the brand. He has worked with agencies and generated plenty of work via their in-house...

Clare Gerada was elected to lead the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2011, and represented over 40,000 doctors. She was the first female Chair in fifty years. She trained in psychiatry and maintains an interest in the...

Dan Doherty was CEO of Cadence Innovation Marketing, a director of Applied Market Strategy and Chief Operating Officer of Guardian Water. He had worked at board level within corporate and private businesses of all sizes up to being CEO...

Clare Gerada was elected to lead the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2011, and represented over 40,000 doctors. She was the first female Chair in fifty years. She trained in psychiatry and maintains an interest in the...