When to (not) ask a question. Thanks Makarand for this great addition to last weekâs top tips for seminars
‘NIMBYism is just the lefty-approved version of a border wall.’ Bit of gentle cage-rattling in this thoughtful interview with Oxfam America Director of Campaigns Ben Grossman Cohen
Yes, British arms are killing innocent civilians in Yemen. Why is the UK government ignoring this terrible reality? Martin Butcher upsums new Oxfam report
Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president of âthe most dangerous country in the worldâ ht Tobias Denskus
Practice what you preach? Britain has slumped to its lowest-ever score in Transparency Internationalâs global Corruption Perceptions Index.
Respectfully, I am in tears. Time to up your no-show excuses game. ht Jess Crombie
Good flow chart … except for filling in an embarrassing silence. It’s an awful feeling, so I often ask a question/make a comment/tell a joke, even if it’s daft.
This is where older listeners should take the lead, since they should be more confident and less self-conscious.
So in that spirit:
An old story (I think itâs true): A PhD student had given his first seminar and was very nervous. A feared prof asked the first question, which the student didnât really understand, so he answered âYesâ.
Prof: âYes … what?â
Student: âYes ⊠Sir?â