As the London Olympics comes to a close (not forgetting the Paralympics starting on 29th August of course) we thought we’d test your newly acquired knowledge.
Across the country people have been debating the finer points of sports they didn’t know existed a few weeks ago!
So, after all those hours following the Games at home and – let’s admit it – at work, how much has sunk in?
Just for fun and the chance to win one of three exclusive Magenta ‘Keep Calm and Communicate’ mugs, let us know what each of these 10 abbreviations or words means. No Googling now – we trust you!
1 PB
2 Keirin
3 Transition
4 Peleton
5 Finn
6 IM
7 Boss
8 Jubilympics
9 Ippon
10 Derny
The three most accurate (or most entertaining) entries wins a mug and we’ll throw in a bottle of champagne for the Gold medal entry.
Send your entry to richard.byatt@magentaassociates before midday on 13th August
About Richard Byatt
Richard is a communications professional with over 30 years’ experience across a range of media and professional organisations in both senior editorial and management roles.
His experience and interests centre on design, the workplace, facilities management, public policy, planning, architecture, sustainability and communications. He joined the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) as head of communications and external affairs in 2004.
In 2007 he joined the board and masterminded the institute’s new corporate identity, adopted in 2009. As director of corporate and public affairs, he focused on raising the profile of FM with government and business through consultation, direct representation and joint working with industry and professional bodies.
Richard’s outlook is distinctly international. He was part of the working group that created the Global FM alliance in 2006 and chaired its communications directors group. He also lead the editorial board of EuroFM Insight from May 2010 and more recently, chaired EuroFM’s Vision and Strategy taskforce.
Graduating from Dundee University in 1981 with a 2:1 in Urban and Regional Planning, Richard joined the Financial Times as an editorial researcher. Following two years as a researcher with a pioneering leisure information company (using the almost unknown Apple Lisa, precursor to the Mac) and three years managing communications for renowned architects and planners DEGW, he moved into journalism in 1989 as assistant editor, then editor of Premises & Facilities Management magazine. He took P&FM through two re-designs, launched an awards scheme and an e-newsletter and claimed the MITIE press prize three times.
In 2000 he moved into the dot com world as the first full-time editor of the i-FM.net website before joining the BIFM in 2004.
