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Highlights of Mexico (1): introduction
March 21st, 2016 by Roger Darlington
The Americas – the longest of all the continents, stretching from almost the North Pole to almost the South Pole. We have visited many countries in the different sections of the continent: the United States and Canada in North America, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala in Central America, and Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, […]
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How to make a good presentation
March 11th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Almost every week, I attend a conference or meeting at which speakers make PowerPoint presentations. On almost every occasion, a speaker uses slides that contain so much text that those present cannot read it, mainly because the words are so small but also because there is so little time devoted to that particular slide. In […]
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How to make a good speech
March 4th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
I started public speaking at school and then university with debating competitions, so I’ve about 50 years experience and I’ve tried to distill my advice here.
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How to have a good media interview
February 26th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
I’m returning to my Friday practice of highlighting advice in the section of my web site concerning Life Skills. I don’t do many radio and television interviews these days but, at different times in my career, I’ve done a lot of them, so I’ve compiled some advice for those who might find that they are […]
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Chilling in hot Nairobi
February 21st, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Sunday was my last full day in Nairobi (I fly home Monday night). Even on weekends, at home in London, I always have a busy programme as I like to be active, productive, and sociable. But Sunday here in Nairobi was as chilled out – allowing for the strong sun – as could be. On […]
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More fun and games in Nairobi
February 20th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
I’m having some real quality time in Nairobi spending many hours each day with my five year old granddaughter Catrin. Today her parents took their dogs for a walk in a forest and then went for a couples session at a spa, while I looked after the little one. Most of our time was spent […]
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Lions go for a walk in suburbs of Nairobi
February 20th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Well, if Wednesday in Nairobi was about cheerful chipmunks and a cheeky monkey, Thursday was about escaped lions and the world of mammals. Nairobi National Park is the only national park in a capital city anywhere in the world and Vee and I visited it on our trip to the country in October. On Thursday, […]
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Cheerful chipmunks and a cheeky monkey in Nairobi
February 18th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Here in Nairobi, it was 30C again today. But at least the day started a bit later with my granddaughter Catrin not waking me up until 6.45 am. Catrin & I spent the afternoon at Westgate Shopping Mall. On 21 September 2013, the Islamist terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked the mall and 67 people were killed in […]
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Some tough rules here in sunny Nairobi
February 17th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
So I left London on a morning when the temperature was – 1C and here in Nairobi, visiting my son and his family, it is around + 31C. That’s not all that’s different – here there is my granddaughter Catrin now aged just five. She was so excited to see me again that she woke […]
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Back to Nairobi to see my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter
February 16th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Six months ago, my son Richard, his wife Emily and their daughter Catrin relocated to Nairobi as a result of his work. Two months later, on the occasion of Catrin’s half-term, Vee and I visited the family and I wrote up an account of the trip here. Four months on, Catrin now has another half-term, […]
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