The Travel & Tourism Week in June 2015, included a series of events connected to careers in the travel industry. Having been asked to contribute to this, I am going to talk about different forms of travel writing, and ways of getting started in this area. It’s something I have some personal and professional experience of and …
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In the 1996 hit film Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who makes a stand against what he considers is the exploitation of sporting stars in the crazy world of sports management. For his stand against the corporate culture he is duly fired by his employers. He responds by starting up his own …
The first rule in any written communication is to keep it simple. Sentences composed of more than 22 words will confuse the reader and lose their attention. You need to ask yourself when writing your assignment or filling out an application form if it passes these rules of ‘readability’. To test your written ability invite …
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Whether we like it or not all of us will have to face presentations in certain point in our lives. It is not only a university’s requirement for some dreaded assignments. Far from it! Every job interview you go through is an actual presentation of yourself as a best candidate for the position. Presentation is …
Today as part of Entrepreneurship week we are pleased to highlight the work of the GSM Entrepreneurship network. ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK “An idea without action is like a bow without an arrow” Dr Martin Luther King Entrepreneurship Network (EN) aims to increase the opportunities for entrepreneurship on our campuses and enhance the entrepreneurial culture within …