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Martin Shovel
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Speechwriter, speechwriting coach, blogger, cartoonist, sourdough baker, Samaritan listening volunteer

creativityworks.net

http://linkedin.com/in/martinshovel
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My Artificial Intelligence poem
#AI
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈: 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⁣⁣
⁣⁣With the passing of each nanosecond, AI is processing the totality of human knowledge. ⁣⁣The speed of change is beyond human conception and is best glimpsed in analogies. One such analogy has stayed with me.⁣⁣.. tinyurl.com/yrsasrsa
#speechwriter | Martin Shovel
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈: 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ With the passing of each nanosecond, AI is fast absorbing and processing the totality of human knowledge, skill and experience. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ The spee...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢… "𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞."
Last week a microphone picked up a private conversation between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. They were discussing the (𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 to them) possibility of living to the age of 150... tinyurl.com/yuf29xk6
#speechwriter | Martin Shovel
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢… "𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞."⁣ ⁣ While on their way to last week’s military parade in Beijing, a microphone picked up a private conversation between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian ru...
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September 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The longer Starmer resists pulling down the curtain on Rayner’s stint as deputy leader, the greater the cumulative damage to himself and his party's prospects of recovery and survival. And with Reform waiting in the wings, this is a matter of urgency for all of us tinyurl.com/58v4ewyb
#speechwriter | Martin Shovel
𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐨⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson, Alex Salmond, Matt Hancock, Tulip Siddiq... I could go on... ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Recent history is filled with stories of public ...
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September 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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This is really excellent on our understandings of - and the reality of - intergenerational inequality.
My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree
Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just published my first post on Substack, ‘Should you tell jokes in a speech?’ I’m an experienced speechwriter and if you’d like my advice on this hot topic, please read my post, & share it if you find it useful open.substack.com/pub/martinsh...
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡?⁣⁣⁣⁣
How to amuse and delight an audience without forcing them into a corner.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Reposted by Martin Shovel
Christina McAnea vows to keep Labour honest

UNISON general secretary tells conference: ‘I’m not here to tell them they’re doing a good job – I’m here to tell them to do their job better’
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/06...
Christina McAnea vows to keep Labour honest | Article, News | News | UNISON National
UNISON general secretary tells conference: ‘I’m not here to tell them they’re doing a good job – I’m here to tell them to do their job better’
www.unison.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I want to tell you about a leadership programme that’s been life-changing for me and for all those who've been lucky enough to be part of it over the years… tinyurl.com/2s3d93hm
LBC2 Programme I want to tell you about a leadership programme that’s… | Martin Shovel
LBC2 Programme I want to tell you about a leadership programme that’s been life-changing for me and for all those who've been lucky enough to be part of it over the years. It's been going s...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
𝐈𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓?⁣ tinyurl.com/ynkbx33x
𝐈𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦… | Martin Shovel
𝐈𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓?⁣ ⁣ Those of you who read my LinkedIn posts will know I don’t use ChatGPT to help me write. I don’t use it for a variety of (good) reasons and this mornin...
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June 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Reposted by Martin Shovel
Jo Briggs’ memoir, The Scientist Who Wasn’t There, is out TODAY! 🎉

Waterstones are hosting two launch events:

Tonight (5 June) Waterstones Gower Street: bit.ly/5-june-event

11 June, Hatchards Piccadilly: bit.ly/11-june-event

Our Memoir Award opens 15 June ➡️ bridportprize.org.uk

📷 Alice Mole
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠?⁣⁣
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It’s an important question to answer & I think Terry Prachett nailed it!⁣⁣
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“𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨.”⁣⁣
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May 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈!
More and more of us are sharing examples of AI’s clunky prose on our social media feeds. Most of the gibberish on display is eye-wateringly awful and hilarious. Laughing at AI’s ineptitude feels good because it gives us temporary relief from…
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𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈!⁣ ⁣ More and more of us are… | Martin Shovel
𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈!⁣ ⁣ More and more of us are sharing examples of AI’s clunky prose on our social media feeds. Most of the gibberish on display is eye-wateringly awful and hilarious. ⁣ ⁣ Laug...
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May 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM