Category Archives: Language

Language

Posted on October 1, 2013 by julianstodd

I’m in Singapore today, immersed in a culture that is so totally familiar to anyone English, yet so very far from home. United by a language and history, divided by the seas. As i sat in the taxi from the … Continue reading →

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Let’s start a band: coordinated social learning

Posted on March 28, 2013 by julianstodd

I’ve been trying recently to tease out the lessons we can learn from music when it comes to learning design and the learning experience. We communicate in so many different languages in our social lives, but so very few in … Continue reading →

Posted in Choreography, Collaboration, Community, Conversation, Creative, Engagement, Knowledge, Language, Learning, Learning Design, Music, Narrative, Performance, Social Learning, Stories, Storytelling | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Tone of voice in learning: curating the experience

Posted on March 8, 2013 by julianstodd

When i look along my bookshelf, i see academic textbooks, graphic novels, fiction, autobiography, books i’ve read multiple times, books i’ve never touched since they landed, every flavour and style you can imagine. Each one presented with it’s own tone … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Agile, Authority, Conversation, Curation, Experience, Identity, Instructional Design, Language, Learning Design, Message, Narrative, Rapport, Tone of Voice | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

Music in learning: formal education

Posted on February 20, 2013 by julianstodd

This week i’m working to finish my new book on ‘music in learning’. It’s based on interviews with musicians and music fans to understand how the process of learning music, of creating music, has changed them. Throughout this week i’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Book, Creative, Experience, Language, Learning, Meaning, Music, School, Stories, Teaching, Writing | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Choose your words carefully: semantic stretch and why not to be super cool

Posted on February 11, 2013 by julianstodd

Big data is the big thing: finding meaning in the chaos, teasing out the truth, so i was particularly interested in a project that discussed an analysis of how our use of certain words has evolved over time and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Change, Clarity, Communication, Conversation, Effectiveness, Everyday Reality, Grammar, Language, Meaning, Research, Semantics, Writing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

People connect with people: why a conversational tone of voice suits social learning

Posted on February 8, 2013 by julianstodd

I was up in London earlier this week, sat in the reception of the Gherkin, one of the landmark buildings that houses a number of my clients. Ah, i thought, they’ve changed the chairs. They used to have large red … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Effectiveness, Formal Spaces, Informal Spaces, Jargon, Language, Learning, News, Social Learning, Social Media, Stories, Storytelling, Tone of Voice, Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Busking it: how the desire to communicate transcends language

Posted on February 6, 2013 by julianstodd

Royal Festival Hall is a prestigious venue on the South Bank of the Thames in London, noted for it’s innovative programme of dance and music and frequented by people like me for it’s free WiFi and comfortable sofas. Normally it’s … Continue reading →

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Communication: harder than you might think

Posted on January 23, 2013 by julianstodd

It would be nice to think that ‘message sent’ is always ‘message received’, but it is, of course, not the case. Our ability to miscommunicate is only matched by our certainty that our communication skills are superb. Finding our what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Attention to Detail, Broadcast, Communication, Difference, Journalism, Language, Learning Design, Words, Writing | Tagged , , | 26 Comments

The languages of learning: manga

Posted on October 31, 2012 by julianstodd

Manga is an art-form without taboos, a free flowing comic book style that is unafraid to tackle challenging subjects. Unlike Disney, which is constrained by child friendly certification, manga is free to roam wherever it chooses. It’s stylised, often gritty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Choreography, Comic Book, Communication, Creative, Culture, Integrity, Language, Learning, Manga, Narrative, Performance, Stories, Storytelling | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The languages of learning: dance

Posted on October 30, 2012 by julianstodd

I was lucky enough to catch Sioned Huws’ ‘The Aomori Project – of landscapes remembered‘ whilst in Singapore over the weekend. It’s an hour long modern dance, featuring two principles, whose dance is mainly synchronised, one solo performer, a quartet … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Choreography, Communication, Control, Creative, Dance, Language, Learning, Music, Narrative, Stories, Storytelling | Tagged , | 15 Comments