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Field notes on being believed

Short pieces from the trainers, published between courses. No gated PDFs, no download-the-whitepaper.

FeaturedCrisis

The apology that made it worse

Four public apologies from the last year, read line by line, with the sentence in each one that turned a bad day into a bad quarter.

[PENDING — trainer name]·12 Aug 2026·9 min read
Media

Why journalists ignore your press release

Almost never the subject line. It’s the third paragraph, and what it assumes about you.

04 Aug 2026·6 min
Measurement

Impressions are not a result

A three-column model for reporting campaign results a finance director reads to the end.

28 Jul 2026·8 min
Writing

Say the thing first

Corporate writing buries the point out of politeness. Move it up without sounding blunt.

21 Jul 2026·5 min
Crisis

The 30-minute holding statement

A structure you can fill in while you’re still finding out what happened.

14 Jul 2026·7 min
Careers

Going from agency to in-house

The three habits that stop working on your first day on the other side of the brief.

07 Jul 2026·6 min
Media

Building a media list that stays useful

Most lists rot in four months. A maintenance routine that takes twenty minutes a week.

30 Jun 2026·5 min
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