A little while back I was asked to prepare a short two day workshop on how to write a press release in English for the Media Relations master at the business school where I often find myself.After burning copious amounts of that old midnight oil, I came up with such a course.The first time this … [Read more...]
Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code Goes Down Well
March 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This book certainly went down well with our 8 month old Manchester Terrier pup. I caught the little blighter demolishing the book this morning. He had stolen the tome from the bookcase. Only his reading skills are not all that strong (His is only 8 months old, after all) so the ripping story was, … [Read more...]
Raccomandato – It’s Who You Know
March 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One of the meanings of the Italian word 'raccomandato' is 'recommended'. It's a word you hear quite a lot here, but not always for the right reasons.Youngsters who have battled their way through Italy's education system are more often than not highly familiar with this word. … [Read more...]
An Odd Obstacle for Young Italian Job Seekers
March 12, 2008 By 12 Comments
The Situation OK, so you are young, Italian, from the south of Italy, have just finished struggling through a five year degree course which took seven or eight years and you have had the courage to move all the way up to Milan to do a Master in some business school or other. All in the hope of … [Read more...]
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