The magic of Christmas has struck.
It’s given us one of the greatest ever festive images!
And it’s arrived just in time for the Michael Dodd Communications annual Christmas goodwill message to you.
The image comes courtesy of three of the highest profile performers of 2017 when it comes to inspiring us – through their appalling efforts – that we can all do better with our communications and, in particular, that we can all give greater answers to tough questions.
The three who have enthralled us with some of their spectacularly misguided bad answers this year are:
- Boris Johnson, the comic British Foreign Secretary
- Theresa May, the embattled British Prime Minister who has given us that memorable statement-of-the-obvious: “Brexit Means Brexit”
- Donald Trump, the world’s number one critic of so-called fake news – and, who simultaneously, with his loose adherence to factual detail, has become one of the greatest contributors to fake news himself.
So here are the magic three represented in this single festive image!!!
The Festive Image Of Boris, Theresa and Donald
“Wait a minute!”, I hear you say.
“I can see Boris Johnson on the left of the double-headed jumper.
“And I can see Theresa May on the right.
“But where is Donald Trump represented?”
Aha. That’s where the Christmas magic comes in!
Donald Trump is metaphorically represented because the picture embodies his favourite topic: fake news.
Boris and Theresa – who’ve been at odds over many things during 2017 – never did pose together on the steps of 10 Downing Street sharing a giant “Christmas Means Christmas” jumper.
It’s fake news.
But it is very clever fake news.
The images of Boris and Theresa are actually waxworks.
They were part of a festive publicity stunt with waxwork models provided by Madame Tussauds.
(The giveaway is that they haven’t got Boris Johnson’s hair quite as artfully dishevelled as it normally is!).
But don’t begrudge them for that – as the photo opportunity was cooked up in the name of raising funds for the charity Save The Children.
If you need to be reminded of one of Boris Johnson’s most appalling bad answers this year, have a look at the Doddblog here:
http://www.michaeldoddcommunications.com/how-to-be-smarter-than-these-stumblebum-politicians/
If you need to be reminded of one of Theresa May’s infamous run of “strong and stable” robotic message sequences, check out the Doddblog here:
http://www.michaeldoddcommunications.com/lessons-from-prime-ministerial-failure/
And if you need to know anything about Donald Trump’s erratic communication approach, tune into the news every night – or glance at his Twitter feed.
But, as you may know, what underpins most great answers to tough questions is positivity.
And in the spirit of positivity, let’s say a big thanks to all those who took part in Michael Dodd Communications master classes and conference keynote audiences during 2017.
Another big thanks to those who worked so hard at improving your great answers and other communication performances in one-to-one coaching sessions.
And still on the positivity, let’s also say thanks to all those who’ve to posted more than 50 reviews of “Great Answers To Tough Questions At Work” on the Amazon UK website at:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Answers-Tough-Questions-Work-x/dp/0857086391
And more thanks to all those who posted reviews of the book on the international Amazon site at:
Talking Book Version Of Great Answers, Narrated By…
There’s much to look forward to on the Great Answers front in the year to come.
Early 2018 will see the launch of the “Great Answers To Tough Questions At Work” talking book.
Will it be narrated by Tom Cruise?
Will it be narrated by Daniel Craig?
Will it be narrated by Kylie Minogue?
Or will it be narrated by Michael Dodd?
All will be revealed early in the new year!
Have a great festive break and a ripsnorting 2018.