About

'Pon My Word

Our site (and business) title is inspired by the sheer genius and wit of Frank Muir and Denis Norden, whose “My Word” radio program delighted audiences for decades.

Our family diligently recorded every episode, and we enjoyed being enthralled, listening to those instalments for a long time after.

Well, that exposure rubbed off, and our lives have been imbued with a sense of “word wonderment” ever since. Seemingly, though, not everyone else is so imbued, and that’s as it should be. We’re not all the same – mercifully.

Words matter…

Today’s myriad presentation examples – lacking in reader engagement, or in conveying alluring messages, or just plain confusion about the point trying to be made – are disheartening. Ambiguity, for example, is fine for comedy or witty rejoinders, but is catastrophic in business proposals.

Our dismay has fed our motivation – which is to help you get your point across, whatever form that might take.

Why are we able to help?

Good question. Good answer? Two parts; 1) our motivation; and 2) because we know we can help.

“Wanting” to help is a win-win. You win because not only do you get the result you’re seeking, but also, you get a boost to your esteem, due to the quality of that result. We win because we get the satisfaction of helping you get that result. Life’s like that.

We can help by virtue of who we are – we are Maria and Alistair. I’m Alistair.

Maria and I both have extensive and varied professional backgrounds and supporting qualifications – Maria, as a writer and career teacher, and me, in senior consulting roles with international business organizations, as well as scientific research roles within federal government.

Language, expression and human interaction are always front and centre in our professional lives.

Being a member of AWAI (American Writers & Artists Inc. – we are AWAI Verified), affords us access to a wealth of copywriting resources, which we can use to support and enhance our services.