Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?
Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?
Clare Lynch
Clare Lynch interviews her fellow writers about their lives and work. Whether you're a copywriter, blogger, novelist, poet or professor, "Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?" is designed to give you the shot of inspiration you need to finish that novel, submit that thesis or launch that freelance career.
Podcast E20: How to capture the right tone of voice for your brand
In this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to copywriter Nick Parker about tone of voice, storytelling and how to explain things clearly.
Nov 26, 2019
34 min
Podcast E19: Halloween special - how to make it as a horror writer
In this Halloween episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to horror writer CC Adams. In their chat, CC talked about how he fleshes out an idea from elevator pitch to final product – and offers tips on how to get a horror work out there into the market.
Oct 29, 2019
32 min
Podcast E18: How to write a novel in a month
For this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to Sophie Green and Charlie Yarwood, local organisers for the London NaNoWriMo region.
Oct 4, 2019
Podcast E17: How to write for video
In this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to Kathryn Wolf, a former director for the BBC, about writing for video. Kathryn offers tips for presenting information in front of a camera – and how to adapt written text so it works in video format.
Sep 3, 2019
26 min
Podcast E16: Creative ways to win copywriting clients
In this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to conversion copywriter and remote worker Robbie King. In his previous life as a London ad agency guy, Robbie successfully used some outlandish ways to win the attention of creative directors, and he agreed to help three listeners with creative ideas for winning clients.
Aug 20, 2019
30 min
Podcast E15: A BBC presenter on how to tell a good business story
In this episode of ‘Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?’, Clare Lynch talks to BBC presenter Jamie Robertson about what makes a good business story.
Aug 6, 2019
30 min
Podcast E14: The mathematician who teaches writing
In this episode, I sat down with Professor Vin de Silva, a mathematician who also teaches writing skills. In our chat, Vin talked about his approach to teaching - and how he learned to communicate mathematical ideas clearly and compellingly.
Jul 23, 2019
32 min
Podcast E13: How to argue effectively
In this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger? Clare Lynch talks to Tony Koutsoumbos, founder of the UK’s Great Debaters Club, about how debating skills can be applied in the workplace - and the role of writing in debating. Tony also answers the question he’s most often asked: how do you win an argument with your spouse?
Jul 9, 2019
33 sec
Podcast E12: The links between writing and music
In this episode, Clare Lynch talks to her flute teacher, Elisabeth Parry, about being commissioned to write a biography of the legendary flautist Sir James Galway. Elisabeth talks about the importance of finding an angle if you want your writing to stand out in a crowded marketplace. She also reflects on the links between music and writing.
Jun 25, 2019
35 min
Podcast E11: How to write like a thought leader
In this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch chats to Simon Philips, who advises professional services firms on producing 'thought leadership'. Simon talked about what a good thought leadership piece looks like. And how, as a copywriter, you can position yourself to work in this high-quality niche.
Jun 11, 2019
30 min
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