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Good Boss Bad Boss
What makes a good boss? What makes someone a pleasure to work for? What do they do (or not do) that means you enjoy your work? Can you think of at least 3 qualities that you value in a boss or line...
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Going cold turkey
I am on holiday from today until 09 September, but remember you can always contact the school if you need anything. While I am away, my presence online is going to be extremely limited and that is...
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Do you have social boldness?
How comfortable are you in social situations? Does the idea of speaking in front of a group of strangers fill you with fear or excitement? Would others describe you as a team player or a lone wolf? I...
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Little things…
What price can you put on the feel good factor? If what you do makes people feel positive and happy, does that not have a value in itself? Of course, if one of the effects of this is that people then...
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1 in 24
October 19 will see a photographic blitz of Bristol with 1000 photographers given the opportunity and one hour out of the twenty-four available to take the best picture of Bristol. What time of day do...
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Accents in English
When you speak in your own language, what judgements can people make about you? Could they guess the same things when you are talking in English? Will they be able to tell your social class perhaps or...
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Normal service will resume shortly
This is going to be the last blog post for a while. However, that doesn’t mean OISE Bristol is changing and you can read all about our courses for 2014 here (and 2013 if you wish to study this winter)....
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What do the words ‘chav’, ‘omnishambles’ and ‘selfie’ have in common?
……yes, that’s right. They’ve all been named ‘word of the year’ by Oxford Dictionaries at some point in time - ‘selfie’ or self-portrait photograph being awarded the accolade this year. Though the term...
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We really were enlightened, and they really did make it quick!
20 slides. 15 seconds a slide. Timed, so there’s no stopping. Not quite a Pecha Kucha as we know it at school, but I experienced a great evening of funny, passionate, wacky and inspiring talks at...
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Season’s Greetings
Best wishes for the season and the coming year! From all at OISE Bristol
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