Last summer, my pond dried out - and I thought it would never recover. Then, by the spring, it was its old self - complete with damselflies, dragonflies and tadpoles!

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9 July 2023

Tips for dealing with difficult behaviour during workshops, meetings and training sessions.

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29 June 2023

Working out the 'day of the week' for any date is relatively straightforward. If we ignore leap years for the moment, any year will follow one of seven different date patterns.

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20 June 2023

When I submitted my first application, it took several days to be rejected. I think it must have first been assessed by AI and then handed over for human assessment. I immediately made some changes which are described in this article and I was accepted within 24 hours!

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25 April 2023

Although denied by the BBC, it is believed that Wild Isles was originally planned to be a six-part documentary. Only five episodes were broadcast - with the sixth episode being available to stream on iPlayer. Other David Attenborough series have had six parts.

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19 April 2023

Icebreakers encourage involvement because they allow the audience to participate without feeling threatened...

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21 March 2023

The Delphi consultation process provides a method for helping experts (and others) home-in on a high quality, agreed conclusion.

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13 February 2023

This article describes what stress is, its types, symptoms, causes, consequences and how to deal with it.

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3 February 2023