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27 Mar, 5 tweets, 1 min read
By very little popular demand, I'll be doing my very first public interactive mini-lecture here 👇 at 19:30 CET tonight.

For this one, I'm gonna focus on how to target your messaging, whether in a negotiation, a cover letter, or as a freelancer.

twitch.tv/dmitryopines
FAQ

Q: "What is Twitch?"

A: It's a streaming site that also lets users interact with presenters by chatting with them or tipping them.

Q: "Why are you using it?"

A: Because I want to be able to interact and answer questions in real time. Also, I'm a massive nerd.
Q: "How much will this cost?"

A: "It's free, but you're welcome to tip if you find it useful. I'll be donating any tips to a good cause."

Q: "I'm not around then, will you release a recording?"

A: "Yup, I'll do my best to get a Youtube version up ASAP."
Q: "Is all your content going to be lectures on negotiation skills?"

A: "Nah, I plan to experiment with lots of different content types. One thing I really want to do is bring on some of the fascinating people for chats about their passions and areas of expertise."
Q: "You don't seem to know what you're doing, is this going to be a train-wreck?"

A: "All signs point to yes."

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23 Mar
On the one hand, experts warned for years about the impact of Brexit red tape on British businesses.

On the other, I'm not sure ten trade nerds tweeting their hearts out in their spare time is the optimal way to deliver critical business information to a country of 65 million.
Probably the most followed pure customs expert in the discussion is @AnnaJerzewska. She's followed by 28,000 people.

If every single one of those people were a business owner trading with the EU (they're not), that's still less than 20% of the UK businesses that do so.
When Anna (or @SamuelMarcLowe, or @DavidHenigUK or @AllieRenison etc.) get invited to do TV or Radio, they generally get under 10 minutes, most of which is spent reacting to whatever insane thing is the Westminster Talking Point Du Jour.
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22 Mar
In an alternate universe where the UK is lagging badly in vaccines and a Welsh factory is insisting on exporting them to the EU to honor some fine point of contract law, the UK papers would be calling for immediate nationalization of all pharma and the invasion of Belgium.
I think vaccine nationalism is terrible, and I hope the EU doesn't do (more of) what is being suggested they might. I think it's self-defeating, parochial and more likely to make things worse than better...

... but I don't pretend not to understand the political incentives.
All politics is local and all politics is at least a little bit shitty.

Every time foreign aid is in the news anywhere there are 10 headlines about how we should be 'spending that money at home'.

And that's with money, which the government can literally print. This is vaccines.
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15 Mar
1/ Legal action, Northern Ireland Protocol, the Single Market and salami tactics.

In "Yes, Prime Minister" the effectiveness of the nuclear deterrent is challenged through the 'salami' hypothetical.

The EU faces a similar dilemma on the Protocol.

2/ Salami tactics is where, when confronted with a really powerful but binary deterrent (like nuclear weapons or tearing up the Protocol and building a border), you achieve your goals bit by bit, never taking any one specific step so dramatic it justifies that deterrent's use.
3/ This is to an extent the situation the EU finds itself on the receiving end of with regard to Northern Ireland.

As part of the WA Boris Johnson agreed to put a goods border inside his own territory thus preserving the Single Market... while promising his own side he didn't.
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7 Mar
1/ The UK government clearly feels it needs to deliver some tough messages to Brussels (and I suspect to be seen doing so by UK domestic audiences).

What baffles is why it keeps choosing as the messenger the one person it needs to have good, collaborative relations with the EU.
2/ Whatever one thinks of the Johnson Cabinet, it's clearly not lacking in people willing to criticize the EU on the front page of the Telegraph.

Why not tag in literally anyone else? I'm sure JRM has some thoughts to share, very possibly in Latin.
3/ The same message delivered by another senior figure at least leaves Frost SOME distance.

"Yes I can appreciate you didn't like reading that but you must understand tensions are high and this is a sensitive matter. Let's find some common ground and lower the temperature."
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5 Mar
A great point in a good thread on how not to be taken advantage of in price negotiations as a freelancer or content creator.

Would add: Accepting a vastly lower price reduces your ability to honestly say "On average, clients pay $xyz per hour for my work." A strong argument.
If there is a gig you really want to do where they honestly can't afford your standard rate I'd recommend either:

1️⃣ Doing it pro bono;
2⃣ Negotiating non monetary compensation like in-kind services, advertising etc; or
3️⃣ Invoicing as full price - discount so its clear.
Negotiating as a freelancer/content creator sucks, because it can often feel like the client has all the power and their attempts to low ball you feel demeaning.

The critical part is learning to tell a compelling story about the value you deliver compared to cheaper options.
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22 Feb
@sturdyAlex Dearest Marie,

The fires of this war pale compared to the flames of my love for you. General Khan has us dug in deep around Embankment in anticipation of an offensive by the Samuel Plimsoll statue there erected. I only pray I show courage when its stony eyes upon me fall.
@sturdyAlex I miss our home-cooking terribly. The lads try to maintain a brave face, but the heroic Deliveroo and Uber drivers on whom we rely for rations and kebabs are increasingly infrequent, no doubt falling prey to Nelson's bombardment from atop Trafalgar.
@sturdyAlex Though I would never criticize the General, I can't help but fear that our commitment of forces to this statue offensive has left the cities flanks vulnerable to a strike by the criminal army.

I am sure he knows what he's doing, but do keep a shotgun by the porch, for my sake.
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