by Suzanne Whitby | Dec 30, 2021 | Articles
I am privileged to be able to spend my days working with scientists who want to learn how to turn their academic findings into information that the “general public” can understand and hopefully act upon. Many of the people I coach and train are natural scientists who...
by Suzanne Whitby | Oct 14, 2020 | Articles
Do you inadvertently turn your statements into questions? Here’s why to stop (and how). Read this out loud:You’re giving a presentation? That’s… good news? Except that you’re a little nervous? And hesitant? And so you start raising your pitch at the end of every...
by Suzanne Whitby | Oct 5, 2020 | Articles
What’s in a name? Why getting people’s names right is part of effective communication. A quick summary (for the time-poor) Remembering someone’s name and pronouncing it correctly is a key part of making a positive impression. It’s also part of being a good...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 5, 2020 | Articles
Full-length versions of Euripides’ & Seneca’s Trojan Women If, like me, you’re working with Eurpides’ and Seneca’s Troades or Trojan Women texts, you might find it helpful to see how modern theatre groups interpret these works....
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 4, 2020 | Articles
A beautiful watch About 10 years ago, my father gave me a beautiful watch that had once belonged to my grandmother. I wore it on and off, and shortly after my father died, I went out and in the course of the evening, it slipped off my wrist and I couldn’t find it. I...
by Suzanne Whitby | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles
I grew up with a British-born father, who, even though he moved over to South Africa at the tender age of 3 years old, was quite the lover of the mother country. In some respects, he was more British than that Brits, having been brought up as an immigrant in a new...