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Oli Barrett

Oli Barrett is a serial schmoozer

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  • Oli Barrett on taking a punt

    Here in Oxford, Meg Ryan and Cameron Diaz can be seen at the bar, rubbing shoulders with rocket scientists and rock musicians
  • Oli Barrett on the value of status

    Every conversation you’ll have today, every meeting you’ll chair, you’ll be raising or lowering your status or someone else’s
  • Oli Barrett on 'freecycling' your inbox

    Should more companies start ‘freecycling’ their inboxes?
  • Oli Barrett on the benefits of altruism

    My favourite idea was that, once in a while, you should pay for the car behind you at a toll booth just to cheer them up
  • The sound of silence

    Clearly, by not jilting my number cruncher for the foreign secretary, I had chosen unwisely.
  • The truth is out there

    From Stonehenge to outer space, Oli seeks out the truth and those who dare to speak it
  • Don't leave me hanging

    Oli has discovered the secret behind cold calling success, but you may have to call him back to find out
  • Making your mark

    Oli returns from the US inspired and makes his mark with more than a few tenners
  • Every second counts

    Oli Barrett on how to excuse yourself from a stale networking conversation
  • Oli Barrett in the US

    Oli Barrett is in the US. Or is he in Canada? He’s not too sure, but then it’s not really where you are that matters, it’s where you’re headed

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