Bob Pickard
@pr.bobpickard.com
Public relations for leaders – PR counsel to names in the news. 30+ year communication career @ 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵🇨🇦🇰🇷🇸🇬 Served as CEO of Burson in Asia and North Asia of Edelman. Former MDB global comms chief. Publicized in PRC state media for “purely sensational hype.”
Media interview aficionados will find this exchange illuminating. Note the glaring caveats and carefully calibrated phrasing: “not with intent,” “49 years ago,” “genuine abuse,” “never directly really tried to go and hurt anybody,” etc.
ITV News, "Did you racially insult pupils at school?
Nigel Farage, "I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
ITV News, "I don't understand what you mean?"
Nigel Farage, "You wouldn't do"
Nigel Farage, "I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
ITV News, "I don't understand what you mean?"
Nigel Farage, "You wouldn't do"
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Media interview aficionados will find this exchange illuminating. Note the glaring caveats and carefully calibrated phrasing: “not with intent,” “49 years ago,” “genuine abuse,” “never directly really tried to go and hurt anybody,” etc.
Skyscraper crowned with fog
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November 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Skyscraper crowned with fog
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Winnipeg out the window
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Winnipeg out the window
Twilight over Saskatchewan
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Twilight over Saskatchewan
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In light of recent events and statements from military public affairs officers, today’s panagram feels particularly suitable
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In light of recent events and statements from military public affairs officers, today’s panagram feels particularly suitable
Seems like we all live in Pottersville now
youtu.be/xXQhTmNDTGo?...
youtu.be/xXQhTmNDTGo?...
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seems like we all live in Pottersville now
youtu.be/xXQhTmNDTGo?...
youtu.be/xXQhTmNDTGo?...
This iconic British product is way better in the original glass bottle that is still sold in the UK versus the plastic squeezable available in Canada.
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This iconic British product is way better in the original glass bottle that is still sold in the UK versus the plastic squeezable available in Canada.
Ranked: Flags of the World, by Most to Least Recognized
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-flags... #countrybrands
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-flags... #countrybrands
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ranked: Flags of the World, by Most to Least Recognized
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-flags... #countrybrands
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-flags... #countrybrands
Impressive and helpful how NOAA in the US communicates public relations “key messages” real-time to keep everyone informed about geomagnetic storm levels.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Impressive and helpful how NOAA in the US communicates public relations “key messages” real-time to keep everyone informed about geomagnetic storm levels.
Aurora borealis overhead right now
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Aurora borealis overhead right now
A new study finds that presenting a greater number of arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced. More isn’t always better in persuasion. Add too many arguments and you sound smarter AND more manipulative - effects that cancel each other out.
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
More persuasive arguments aren’t always more convincing | BPS
Recent study finds that presenting a greater number of persuasive arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced.
www.bps.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A new study finds that presenting a greater number of arguments can leave people suspicious, rather than convinced. More isn’t always better in persuasion. Add too many arguments and you sound smarter AND more manipulative - effects that cancel each other out.
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Sunday evening atmosphere
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Sunday evening atmosphere
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Talk with your hands — on purpose. A new study finds that gestures illustrating ideas make speakers more persuasive. For leaders, clarity is spoken and shown. Not random gesticulation, but intentional movements that signal meaning.
Want to be more persuasive? Talk with your hands, study finds - UBC News
UBC study finds that purposeful hand gestures can boost persuasiveness and perceived competence.
news.ubc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Talk with your hands — on purpose. A new study finds that gestures illustrating ideas make speakers more persuasive. For leaders, clarity is spoken and shown. Not random gesticulation, but intentional movements that signal meaning.
A semi-sincere-sounding apology from PR-conscious Prince Harry who may not have the strongest of spines. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal...
‘I was under duress’: Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing L.A. Dodgers hat during World Series
Prince Harry was spotted wearing a Dodgers hat during Game 4 of the 2025 World Series between the L.A. Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball franchise.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A semi-sincere-sounding apology from PR-conscious Prince Harry who may not have the strongest of spines. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal...
Looking up at blue skies in a skyscraper canyon
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking up at blue skies in a skyscraper canyon