Piero Vitelli
@pierovitelli.bsky.social
Facilitation and Transferable Skills training - especially presentation delivery, communication, networking and personal development. Immigrant, living by the sea, raising kids and enjoying a quiet life. Enjoy nature, photography and walking.
The second edition of my book about Presentation Delivery with new chapters and updated content is out now and on promotion for just 99p on Kindle for all of next week (12th-18th January). Other formats are available too! 😀 amzn.eu/d/5xe1THx
Dancing in the Line of Fire: Finding Your Presenting Style
Dancing in the Line of Fire: Finding Your Presenting Style eBook : Vitelli, Piero: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The second edition of my book about Presentation Delivery with new chapters and updated content is out now and on promotion for just 99p on Kindle for all of next week (12th-18th January). Other formats are available too! 😀 amzn.eu/d/5xe1THx
It was me - totally sorry about that, I was supposed to be WFH but we had a bit of a spill on the patio, and I was using the pressure washer to clean it up. Pretty sure it wasn't for a week, but I might have left the tap on. My bad.
People working from home are partly to blame for water outages that culminated in residents in Tunbridge Wells being without water for more than a week, the boss of South East Water has claimed ⬇️
Rise of WFH exacerbated Kent water shortage, says supplier’s boss
David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, also rated his firm’s handling of the crisis last month at between six and eight out of ten
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It was me - totally sorry about that, I was supposed to be WFH but we had a bit of a spill on the patio, and I was using the pressure washer to clean it up. Pretty sure it wasn't for a week, but I might have left the tap on. My bad.
I love @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social - she makes the fantastic observation that Trump's kidnapping of Maduro raises "serious questions about the rules-based order" I suppose one question might be "where exactly is it?"
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I love @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social - she makes the fantastic observation that Trump's kidnapping of Maduro raises "serious questions about the rules-based order" I suppose one question might be "where exactly is it?"
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
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How easy they switch to new hats
January 5, 2026 at 10:51 AM
How easy they switch to new hats
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
“Stop making me hit you”
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a four-hour TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Stop making me hit you”
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Utterly bizarre to describe as “pioneering” the decision of anyone (farmer or not) to let a mother and child stay together, rather than force them apart after 24 hours and steal the mother’s milk.
The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers www.bbc.com/news/article...
The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers www.bbc.com/news/article...
The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers
David Finlay is calling for the Scottish government to fund a pioneering dairy development programme.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Utterly bizarre to describe as “pioneering” the decision of anyone (farmer or not) to let a mother and child stay together, rather than force them apart after 24 hours and steal the mother’s milk.
The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers www.bbc.com/news/article...
The pioneering dairy farmer keeping calves with their mothers www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ah, Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay MP, BBC critic and (checks notes) a pro-Nazi who the wartime Churchill coalition interned.
February 1937 Tory campaign against BBC "bias". To be fair, if Captain Maule Ramsay was leading the charge, "left-wing" probably covered everything up to and including Mussolini...
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ah, Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay MP, BBC critic and (checks notes) a pro-Nazi who the wartime Churchill coalition interned.
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Draw something badly with no intention of showing it to anyone. It's very freeing.
October 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Draw something badly with no intention of showing it to anyone. It's very freeing.
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Badenoch: "I make sure that when I announce something I think about how it is going to impact people."
Badenoch is asked where the 750,000 people she proposes to deport will go.
Badenoch: "I'm tired of us asking all of these irrelevant questions ..."
Oh.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Badenoch is asked where the 750,000 people she proposes to deport will go.
Badenoch: "I'm tired of us asking all of these irrelevant questions ..."
Oh.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My approach will pay off eventually, says Kemi Badenoch
The Conservative leader defends her leadership as the party's conference begins in Manchester
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Badenoch: "I make sure that when I announce something I think about how it is going to impact people."
Badenoch is asked where the 750,000 people she proposes to deport will go.
Badenoch: "I'm tired of us asking all of these irrelevant questions ..."
Oh.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Badenoch is asked where the 750,000 people she proposes to deport will go.
Badenoch: "I'm tired of us asking all of these irrelevant questions ..."
Oh.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NYT really needs to make sure its dictionary is accurate.
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
NYT really needs to make sure its dictionary is accurate.
Channel 4’s The Jury could have been an awesome series: replay a case verbatim but anonymously in front of a jury and let’s get a feel for the justice system.
Nope - just make a reality tv show that allows people to share stories, display prejudices and exaggerate for the sake of clicks. Pure crap.
Nope - just make a reality tv show that allows people to share stories, display prejudices and exaggerate for the sake of clicks. Pure crap.
September 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Channel 4’s The Jury could have been an awesome series: replay a case verbatim but anonymously in front of a jury and let’s get a feel for the justice system.
Nope - just make a reality tv show that allows people to share stories, display prejudices and exaggerate for the sake of clicks. Pure crap.
Nope - just make a reality tv show that allows people to share stories, display prejudices and exaggerate for the sake of clicks. Pure crap.
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Hugh Bonneville, "Before I talk about the fluff and wonderfulness of our lovely film"
"What's about to happen in Gaza city is indefensible. The international community must to more to bring it to an end"
ITV News presenter, "Of course it's not about the politics, it's all about the film"
"What's about to happen in Gaza city is indefensible. The international community must to more to bring it to an end"
ITV News presenter, "Of course it's not about the politics, it's all about the film"
September 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Hugh Bonneville, "Before I talk about the fluff and wonderfulness of our lovely film"
"What's about to happen in Gaza city is indefensible. The international community must to more to bring it to an end"
ITV News presenter, "Of course it's not about the politics, it's all about the film"
"What's about to happen in Gaza city is indefensible. The international community must to more to bring it to an end"
ITV News presenter, "Of course it's not about the politics, it's all about the film"
Give a grant to people who can’t afford a uniform that isn’t needed?
Why not remove the need for having the uniform and save the grant?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why not remove the need for having the uniform and save the grant?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Call for help with school uniform costs in England
Grants are offered as standard in Scotland, Wales and NI - but only by a quarter of councils in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Give a grant to people who can’t afford a uniform that isn’t needed?
Why not remove the need for having the uniform and save the grant?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why not remove the need for having the uniform and save the grant?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Todays NYT Connections Puzzle and I definitely don’t think alike…
July 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Todays NYT Connections Puzzle and I definitely don’t think alike…
If you are an MP and want to represent your constituents, you won’t have time for a second job. If you are a minister responsible for a government portfolio, you won’t have time to represent your constituents effectively.
July 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
If you are an MP and want to represent your constituents, you won’t have time for a second job. If you are a minister responsible for a government portfolio, you won’t have time to represent your constituents effectively.
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Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
June 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
Happy Daniel Hannan day!
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Daniel Hannan day!
Donald taking one from the Nigel Farage playbook? "I'm only asking the question"
June 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Donald taking one from the Nigel Farage playbook? "I'm only asking the question"
Always up for some optimism! :)
So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
June 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Always up for some optimism! :)
Posting this for many reasons. Mostly for the words of Peggy Noonan, who wrote this speech.
youtu.be/eEIqdcHbc8I
youtu.be/eEIqdcHbc8I
Normandy Speech: Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day 6/6/84
YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Posting this for many reasons. Mostly for the words of Peggy Noonan, who wrote this speech.
youtu.be/eEIqdcHbc8I
youtu.be/eEIqdcHbc8I
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Totally agree with @iandunt.bsky.social on the Elon / Trump tiny dick slapping contest, via his Substack today:
June 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Totally agree with @iandunt.bsky.social on the Elon / Trump tiny dick slapping contest, via his Substack today: