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ON THIS DAY – MAY 21ST EVENTS: And as far as I am concerned, the huge event to point out today is… MY BIRTHDAY! So for the first time on radio I’d like to wish myself a very happy birthday! But quite a lot of other things happened OTD. In 1502, the island...

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The Lent Matrix This time, I’m going to focus on a subject which, although outside the business world, is something which could be an issue for some of you right now – what to give up for Lent! During Lent, most Christians, whether they practice regularly...

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January is quite often a difficult month; the holiday period of Christmas and the New Year are behind us while what we may have to look forward to is a long period of cold weather and not enough sunlight. Indeed, the third Monday of January is often referred...

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Today is… 17th October . And a strange event took place on this day in 1662 when Charles II King of Great Britain sold Dunkirk to France for 40,000 pounds. Now I wonder did he feel that he’d got a good price and did he even consult the inhabitants of...

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October 14th is a huge day in history, first of all on this day in 1066 the Battle of Hastings took place. William of Normandy defeated King Harold of England, this earned him the nickname 'William the Conqueror' and later he was crowned King. William...

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Seen on France 2 Television this morning, a well produced - and short - documentary about EnglishWaves; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWxsmZKc3bc L'anglais est souvent une priorité pour la formation professionnelle. Pourtant, la France est dernière...

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There is a tendency to think that to be working seriously, you must look busy. If you are working quietly –or, even worse, sitting around a table with other colleagues, looking relaxed and talking happily- then you are not serious. In some companies,...

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ARE YOU EFFICIENT? QUANTITY OR QUALITY? I wrote recently about the importance of becoming more efficient, both at work and during regular daily tasks. Some of you may have gone for the “efficient pauses” approach whilst others may be using the Pomodoro...

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ENGLISHWAVES ON TELEVISION! Last week, the radio station I work for, EnglishWaves.fr, was interviewed by France 2, the nation TV channel, and they will broadcast a short piece about us "next weekend" (exact date to be decided, but it will be between Friday...

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ON THIS DAY - FEBRUARY 13th EVENTS: And a tragic event took place in Scotland OTD in 1692, the Massacre of Glencoe. In the Glen Coe highlands of Scotland, thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan were brutally murdered by soldiers of the Campbell clan...

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