The Think Again team have done hundreds of media training sessions in the past couple of years for clients in the charitable, political, public and commercial sectors. Without fail, Jane and I always end our sessions with the same warning:

“The microphone is always on.  If there’s a microphone anywhere near you it is always on, even when it’s supposed to be off. Cameras are always on, even when they’re supposed to be off. And journalists will always publish what you say, even if they say they won’t.  The one time you forget any of those things, will be the one time you say something you really, really regret.”

Sadly for Gordon, he’s not been one of our clients.  Don’t make the same mistake, give us a call.

This doesn’t have much to do with our core business, except it’s lovely and also living proof that the internet and digital media aren’t killing music, they’re allowing artists to share their work more widely and forge closer relationships with their audiences. Especially if those artists are skilled and have something worth saying.
So, if you’re about to go back to work – frazzled by election overload and Icelandic volcanoes – spend a couple of minutes first in the company of one of the UK’s finest female vocalists:

Tracey Thorn / ‘Oh, The Divorces!’bybuzzinfly