Tiffany Markman

Keynote speaker. Multi-award-winning copywriter. Opinionator.

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#WritersBlock: The accidental strategy behind my most viral post https://t.co/6F5B7qIZoN #marklives

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News just in! I’ve been named a REAL LEADERS IMPACT COMPANY of 2025, in the category "Top Impact Speaker, Ranked for Inspiring Real-World Results”. How's that for a #Tuesdaymonial?

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I read that Captcha stands for...

Is that true? #TrueorFalse

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In business, men treat negotiation like a sport. Tactics, points, wins.

Women treat it like getting a filling. Necessary, grim and ideally over quickly.

Guess who usually walks out with the better deal?

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I was today years old when I learned that, on average, human beings can process approximately one email every 60 seconds, read 250 words a minute, and take 3 hours to write 2000 words. Do these stats sound right to you?

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Today at 14h35 I'll be live with Pabi Moloi on Power FM's "Power Lunch" show.

Tune in and find out...

- why modern business emails need a tone makeover and
- what yours are really saying about you.

Details are in the image.

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Feeling overwhelmed? So very many of us are.

Here's the thing...

More than 3 areas of focus is no areas of focus.

That's it. That's the post.

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Want to say No without actually giving a reason, while remaining concise and respectful?

Here you go...

"I'm afraid I have to decline, but I truly appreciate the opportunity."

You're welcome.

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On a scale of 0 to 5 (0 being 'not at all' and 5 being 'with the power of a thousand suns'), how much does it irritate you when people turn up late for a meeting and then expect to be briefed on everything they’ve missed - by the people who arrived on time?

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I'm giving my popular AI talk next week Tuesday. Online. You should register. It's only R150 for non-PSASA members: https://t.co/h2ckCI9L7G See you there?

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How many minutes late does a contact have to be for a meeting before you quickly check that...

a) YOU don't have the details wrong, or
b) they haven't messaged you to cancel?

For me, it's 2-3 minutes. #IsItMe?

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.@WOOLWORTHS_SA Dash, one of your delivery drivers has just smashed into my mother's car while she was driving it. He then drove off. I am trying to report this incident via your call centre, but I keep getting put on hold or cut off. Please assist. This is a serious matter.

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.@Discovery_SA… Can you pls explain why your 25% Vitality car hire discount is STILL more expensive than going direct with, say, Europcar? Feels like price gouging to me. Not cool.

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Bobby Kennedy said this in South Africa in June 1966. I wonder what RFK Jr (and his fellows in the rogues’ gallery) makes of it today…

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…but only one officer is currently on duty to serve non-residents. At 8.30am. With about 200 people in the queue on this side.

#BrandSA

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My fellow South Africans… Please don’t think ill of our passport control set-up at SA airports.

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Because there are 35 possible cubicles for Border Control officers…

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South Africans. Can anyone help me with (or connect me with someone useful to help me with) an urgent Dept of Home Affairs issue? I've been told to "email the DG", but given the change-over recently, I don't know where to start. Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

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Advice pls, tweeps. I’ve been using @22seven for several years now - largely to integrate with my bank accounts and help me recon my VAT & tax expenses. But it’s become very glitchy and the Svens’ service over the last 3 months has deteriorated a lot. Got an alternative for me?