Marian W.
Subscriber since: May 2005
Location:
Fareham,
United Kingdom
About Me
I am a trainer and a coach. I teach "Clean language", a way of helping someone to pay attention to, and develop, the metaphors that people use naturally when they speak. When the metaphors change and evolve, a corresponding change generally occurs in the 'real' world, in relation to what the metaphors were standing for. The 'clean' in Clean Langauge refers to the facilitator's intention NOT to 'contaminate' the client's experience with their own judgements, assumptions or advice. See www.apricotisland.com for more info.
I also like playing games (especially Settlers of Catan, Dopplekpopf, Scrabble), inventing games (am working on a treasure hunt game at the moment), reading (mostly nonfiction), swimming and playing with my grandson!
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Favorite Quote:
"The human soul doesn't want to be fixed, it simply wants to be seen and heard. The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resiliant and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can help it, the soul will stay in hiding. But if we are willing to sit quietly and wait for a while, the soul may show itself."
- Parker J. Palmer (The Courage to Teach, p. 151)
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Business writing:
Red Pen Diaries: Das Kapitalization
November 8, 2010
- 6 Comments
Buzzword Watch: "Acq-hire"
September 28, 2010
- 7 Comments
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Language arts:
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
- 3 Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9 Comments
Linguistics:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Linguists:
A Linguist Answers, "Why Do I Do What I Do?"
January 17, 2011
Telling the Life Stories of Words
December 7, 2010
Marketing:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
"And One More Thing": The Insanely Great Language of Steve Jobs
October 7, 2011
- 7 Comments
Marketing copy:
Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008
- 1 Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008
- 3 Comments
Public relations:
Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008
- 1 Comment
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Spelling:
What's a Misle?
December 7, 2011
Now Pitching in the World Series: The Man They Call "Scrabble"
October 21, 2011
- 6 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Teachers:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
The Art of the Interview
January 17, 2012
- 1 Comment
Teaching:
Black History Month
February 9, 2012
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Usage:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011
- 6 Comments
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
Young readers:
Taken Into Context: History and Fiction in the Classroom
October 20, 2011
- 3 Comments
This Summer: Reading Pays!
June 20, 2011
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