communication Archives - Joanna Taylor

September 4, 20250Comments

L is for… Listening – and Loneliness

Listen... do you want to know a secret...? Well, it's not actually a secret, but it is something we seem to have forgotten, in this world of smart phones

August 20, 20250Comments

K is for… Knowledge

There is a kind of knowledge that lives in books and in facts; it's easy to acquire, and many of us spend a lot of time reading more books, and

July 30, 20240Comments

Reflections on AI

I was running a Short Workshop last week, and we were discussing the importance of Presence - and specifically, just how frustrating we each found it when we ended up

April 24, 20170Comments

The Gift of Being Present

In our world of fast-developing technology, and the need to stay connected with friends and colleagues through texts, emails and social media, the irony is that in our face-to-face relationships

April 11, 20130Comments

The Teachings of Dog – No 28: Hearing the signals

Somewhere between 5.01pm and 5.05pm every day, Daisy will start to bark. It's an occasional "woof", sometimes interspersed with the odd "grrr", designed to attract attention, and it means simply

August 25, 20111Comments

The Teachings of Dog – No 18: Finding the Right Candidate

One of our part-time canine members of staff has recently left to pursue a new career with her original breeder. Poppy does not seem to like being an "only dog"