Author Archives: Arabella McIntyre-Brown
Editing and polishing
How confident are you about your written English? It has become the global language of business, and much else. It is fast becoming the first-choice second language around the world, and young people going into business, media and public life often see English … Continue reading
Posted in business, English language, journalism, non-fiction, writing, Written English
Tagged business writing, communicating, editing, English language, language, marketing, media, native English editor, PR, proofreading, publishing, sales material, translation, web content, written english
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English sounds
For a while, I taught the beginnings of English language to kids at the village school, as well as a couple of private students. I’m not trained to teach language, so I realised that the best thing I could pass … Continue reading
Culture is a movable feast
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 for the Free Thinking Festival in 2008 The truth depends on where you’re standing, and when. Culture changes, from year to year and from place to place. Attitudes in one postcode can be markedly different to those … Continue reading
Posted in English language, journalism, subjective point of view
Tagged 2008, BBC, broadcast, European Capital of Culture, Liverpool, Radio 3
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Can an enterprise culture really improve lives?
Enterprise is not just another word for business. It’s a mindset, a way of approaching life, a way of looking at things. Enterprise is always innovative, finding new things to do and make, or new ways to do it. Famous … Continue reading
Getting a buzz at Pixar
It was one of those once-only days, a bright November day when I was on a wine bottling line opposite John Lasseter, Oscar-winning director of Toy Story and creative head of Pixar Animation Studios, whose latest release Up hit the screens last week. … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Arabella McIntyre-Brown, Buzz Lightyear, children, film director, John Lasseter, kids, movies, non-fiction, Oscar, Pixar, Toy Story, toys
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Love thy customer
Customer service is one of those nebulous concepts that we all know are vitally important to our working lives, but it’s hard to remember that the customer is king when said king is blatantly wrong, plain cussed, or exhibits vulgar … Continue reading
Sex and death in the afternoon
Over the weekend I watched a feature length spectacle of romance and murder – live, right in front of me. This was X-rated stuff; all hearts and flowers for an hour, then a short and violent sex scene, with a chilling … Continue reading
Posted in English language, journalism, nature, non-fiction, wildlife
Tagged Black Widow spider, British wildlife, cannibals, colour piece, death, English, garden, love, love story, mating habits, non-fiction, orb weaver, romance, sex, spider, summer garden, violence, wildlife
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Boo!
If that surprised you… you should get out more. But I’m glad you’re here. Welcome to the pages and pages of scribbling and nonsense that have appeared under my name over the last twenty years. Surely not. But it’s longer than … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, business writing, colour pieces, journalism, non-fiction, writing
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Colour in black and white 