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We’ve all been there. You’re heading out the door to pop to the shops or pick the kids up from school and you can’t for the life of you remember where your keys are. You scurry around, burrowing under cushions, delving into coat pockets, and peering under the couch, but, alas, the keys are nowhere […]
If you could choose any super power, what would it be? Invisibility? Time travel? Shapeshifting into a giraffe? The ability to click your fingers and be sitting in a hot tub with a Tom Hardy lookalike, champagne in hand? (Maybe that’s just me!) If I told you that you already have a super power, would […]
It’s springtime! The birds are chirping, the days are getting longer, the daffodils have finally blessed us with their sun-infused faces, and everything is just feeling a bit lighter and brighter. But have you ever considered why you feel better when spring arrives? While we appreciate spring for the joy and optimism it brings, it’s […]
“Freelancers make the world go round.” OK, so that might be a bit of a stretch, but freelancers definitely help to keep our world at Word Monster spinning on its axis. Not only do we employ a team of permanent writers (who, incidentally, work as freelancers for other Med Comms agencies), but we also have […]
You’ve been honing your best lines. You’ve started putting yourself out there. You’ve even contemplated ironing your shirt. But that prospective client just isn’t getting the hint. At Word Monster, we have years of experience building successful client relationships virtually. In fact, we wrote a whole blog post about it just last month. But how […]
Here at Word Monster, we have a secret: we’re actually in committed relationships with hundreds of people whom we’ve never physically met before. We must say, it’s a difficult and delicate balancing act; we can’t have everyone on the go at the same time. Some people need our undivided attention, while others come, get what […]
Greetings, ’tis I, Toothy. Tremendous treats are in store for those who dare enter my employ at the monster medical writing factory. I have five golden tickets to award to the brightest, boldest and chompiest medical writers. Each golden ticket will bring merriment, mystery and monstrous perks like free massages and a healthy work/life balance. […]
For over a decade, all my New Years’ resolutions followed a depressingly predictable pattern. Every January 1st I poured away the last of the Christmas booze, laced up my running shoes and dusted off the spiraliser. Yet, within a few short weeks I was pounding the merlot in my unicorn onesie, eating spaghetti that was […]
Ah, January – we meet again. Where exactly did 2020 go? Given that the vast majority of the year passed in a blur within the confinements of our own homes and/or fighting over toilet paper in the supermarkets (and that’s only for the lucky ones), it’s easy to understand why the saying “time flies” is […]
Podcasts now dominate the audio world. Whether you’re commuting, cooking, or cleaning the oven, there’s a podcast for every occasion – breaking the silence and providing some sweet reprieve from staring at our phone screens. One of the (many) perks of remote working is the ability to listen to whatever you want, whenever you want, […]
Micromanagement is like the Miley Cyrus of the business world. Sure, it can be a force for good – but, if care is not taken, you might find it crashing through your office wall atop a wrecking ball. Indeed, micromanagement can be beneficial in certain short-term situations, such as in the training of new employees, […]
Rumour on the sleigh is that Father Christmas is reducing his alcohol consumption this year after being caught ‘flying under the influence’ on Christmas Eve, 2019. Mrs Christmas was rather unimpressed her jolly husband got himself locked out, having somehow lost his keys… and Rudolf (don’t worry, he was eventually discovered at a reindeer sanctuary […]