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Audrey Tang is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) with the British Psychological Society, working as a training consultant, FIRO-B coach and writer. Her book " Be a Great Manager Now " was published by Pearson in May 2016. She is an accredited speaker - presenting at National and International conferences, a resident guest expert (Positive Psychology) on The Chrissy B Show (Sky 203), and the host of a local radio show in the UK "LifestyleMK" on Secklow Sounds. We have conducted an interview with her. Why makes “positive psychology” special? Positive psychology focuses on what is right and how to make that even better, rather than what is wrong and bringing us to the “norm”. For example, if a child is being bullied, rather than focus solely on making amends, channel the child’s energies into a new hobby (or similar) – they will associate with a new group of friends and this will build their self confidence…in turn, this makes it easier to deal with the...

What do these popular and beloved American television programs have in common: The Office, Homeland, Survivor, The Voice, All in the Family , and American Idol ; besides their status as award-winning massive ratings earners? These and many others are examples of TV productions which originated in countries outside the US that became some of the most beloved in America. The ubiquity of streaming services has made it easier than ever before to access exceptional programming from other parts of the world. The Swiss series Anomalia is the type of dark and gripping storytelling so popular with much of the viewing public these days. This RTS [Radio Television Suisse] co-production with an independent TV company features award-winning actress Natacha Régnier in the starring role of Valerie, a woman wedged between science and the paranormal. Awards from the Solothurn Film festival and others have expanded the acclaim of Anomalia , propelling it from primetime domestic fame to international r...

Denise Salmon a Jamaican who is interested in encouraging children to start working towards having a bright future with special books. Denise is currently an author and a Fiverr seller . Her buyers order e-books, lyrics for songs and jingles, personalized poems, articles, slogans, ads and she does online advertising. She raises funds for the publishing cost of the children's books. We have conducted an interview with her. When did you discover your ability to write with rhymes? I discovered my ability to rhyme after I did the writing course at the University and decided to join a writing community online. How did you make your writing go in-line with your target audience who are mainly children? Writing in simple language and writing with rhymes is not hard for me to do, I got training for this at the University as well. What has been the most challenging in publishing your first book? Raising funds for the publishing cost of my first book "Fun in Jamaica -...

Suzy Vasconcelos is the co-founder of Movvo , company winner of the MIT Portugal venture award. Her background includes being a university researcher in the computer science optimisation field, she diversified to management and business since she founded Movvo in 2009. Suzy pursued a specialisation in Luxury Brand Management by London College of Fashion to help the company in those areas of expertise. Her main focus is to find technological solutions to management problems, trying to find the right answers using a computer science perspective. We have conducted an interview with her. What is fascinating about Luxury Brand Management? The whole retail industry is very interesting, but for me, the most interesting niche is the luxury one. Why? Well, it is one of the most challenging areas. You really need to understand what your customer wants and what are their needs. Is almost like you had to mind read their thoughts because you need to understand what people val...

Silvia Busacca was born in Ragusa in Sicily and now she lives between Rome, Milan and different countries. She is an Ambassador of United Nations Models and she has been in 8 countries as United Nations Model. We have conducted an interview with her. What is the most valuable experience you have learned about the world of international affairs and diplomacy as a former International Ambassador? As a former Ambassador of the United Nations Models , I am glad to met of international talents and many important personalities at the international diplomatic level. Which are the countries you have represented as a delegate? I was twice the Prime Minister of Italy in Slovenia and in France in Paris at the European Council at an important international conference promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France and in Slovenia. Promoted by the embassy in Greece as a delegate for Italy, in regione de Bretagne also as a delegate for Italy, in Rome and London a...

Gary Guinn is a retired English professor, a progressive who taught at a small conservative college for 35 years. He lives in Northwest Arkansas, and since retiring, he has been traveling, writing, enjoying friends, and walking the dogs. Gary published a literary novel twelve years ago and has now started a mystery/thriller series, the first book of which will be published by The Wild Rose Press in March. We have conducted an interview with him. Why did you choose to write about threats that a professor face in your mystery/thriller series? Fairly early in my career at the college where I taught, a threat similar to the one in my novel actually happened. Three faculty members received anonymous threatening notes. I was not one of them, but they were friends of mine. They were liberal professors, and the threat was aimed at their beliefs and was couched in violent terms. It was a very stressful time for them. In the end, the threat was not carried out, but I used it as a st...

Today our guest is Armelle Perben from France. She was an expatriate and expat partner in 6 different countries and a French teacher. She started her career as Chef de Rang, in Michelin-starred restaurants for 6 years, then she started teaching French abroad. Moving abroad is amazing, but could be so easy with a little help. Armelle wanted to welcome expats in France, so she created a French school dedicated to expat partners: Absolutely French , which promotes an alternative way to teaching French and answers to their needs. We have conducted an interview with Armelle about her initiative. What inspires you to start Absolutely French to help expat partners? My name is Armelle Perben, I was an expat partner and French teacher. I didn't receive any welcome in the countries I lived, and I missed it. Building a network was longer than I thought. Why is receiving welcome while living abroad important? Receiving welcome from people who already live here and can answer...