australia

G’day or Hello–which is it? A campaign

by Lee Hopkins on January 17, 2011 · 3 comments

in miscellaneous

Wouldn’t it be bonzer to drop one word into a communication that helps keep alive such a rich linguistic heritage? Good onya

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Queensland floods – such sadness

by Lee Hopkins on January 11, 2011 · 1 comment

in Uncategorized

My heart goes out to the victims of the Queensland floods. We are constantly reminded that this is a country of harsh and sometimes cruel beauty. Through bushfires, through droughts and now through floods, there is never a decade that does not bring grief and despair to a generation, as it brings sublime beauty to [...]

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Dragon Dictation for the iPad

by Lee Hopkins on November 8, 2010 · 1 comment

in clippings,tools

Eagerly I skipped across to the iTunes store to download this free app

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Dell FINALLY releases the Streak in Australia

by Lee Hopkins on September 24, 2010 · 2 comments

in clippings,tools

But you’d still have to prise it from my cold, dead fingers

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Today is World Suicide Day

by Lee Hopkins on September 10, 2010 · 0 comments

in ethics,Uncategorized

In Australia our annual toll of deaths by suicide is greater than the number of deaths on our roads, yet we only hear about the road toll

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Broadband upload speed is just as important

by Lee Hopkins on September 7, 2010 · 7 comments

in politics,tools

In all the hoo-haa about broadband in Australia at the moment, there is an important element that seems to be missing from discussions. We all want to download material from the internet faster, of course. Movies on demand, video material, pdfs, ebooks… being able to download these much faster would be a boon to productivity. [...]

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BCR055: Dinner with Adrian Cropley

by Lee Hopkins on November 29, 2009 · 0 comments

in bcr pod/vidcast,podcasting

fabulous dinner recently with self and the equally fabulous Adrian Cropley

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How many other Aussie company cultures are ready stop being fish-sphincteringly closed?

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29 minutes and 22 seconds of disarmingly direct business communication conversation

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Another in what may well turn out to be a long line of my videos pointing out how hard some Aussie companies make it for their customers to leave positive feedback. I come to praise Caesar, not bury him — but some companies don’t let me do either.   Technorati Tags: bcr048,customer service,qantas,australia,business communication,feedback,lee hopkins [...]

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