Kairos: the opportune moment --- We will look at examples of different types of ambiguity (narrow, broad and scope ambiguity) and will link our discussion to deniability and credibility.

André, your mention of going off on a tangent at 'just the right time' brings to mind the notion of 'Kairos', the twin brother to Chronos in Greek mythology, who measured time not as the metronome does but as a moment of opportunity that has to be recognised and acted upon.

You are absolutely right to distinguish between audiences - one of the biggest challenges we have is to adjust our communication to today's global audience.

Source author: Biljana Scott biscott@diplomacy.edu