In a world where the truth is hard to find, let's give the next generation the tools to make up their own mind... When was the last time you got caught out by fake news? I run a course on this, so have plenty of examples: Disney World changing the drinking age in their parks, Taylor Swift flogging Le Creuset dishes. Some are more obvious than others AI and Deepfakes are making it a lot harder. After the awful stabbings in Southport last year, Far Right activists weren’t the o

Throwback to a time when I sat in a car park thinking, ‘who tf am I and what am I doing?’ I was mid-way through maternity leave with my second kid, my wonderful mother-in-law had recently died and I was taking a 24 hour break from mat leave to attend two important work events: the CIPR awards and a leadership conference. It started well, we won an award! And the next morning I found myself, parked up, ready to walk into that conference room with colleagues I loved working wi

My business, Emma Duke Communications and Coaching, is FOUR whole years old!! I set it up after leaving a job and a team that I loved, because I was ready. .. To back myself. To explore. To bank on my experience, skills and judgement - to run my own business. Spoiler: it has not been easy. In fact, one might say it’s even been a little messy sometimes. But it’s been fun and successful, too. I have explored, I’ve expanded what I offer clients and I’m thrilled to have made an