Peter Ning ✍️ more than words’ Post

😿 Can a cat become a dog? 🔔 Ring a bell? 📶 A decade ago a telecom company thought so! Maybe it’s barking. For years “Be More Dog” was an oxygen fuelled promotion. Out with cat cool (disinterest). In with pooch passion. It was the (then) new 4G technology. 🐶 Dogs are always ready to say hello, join in and get involved. That’s why they provide pointers to #communicationtips, #communicationskills in 👉 Dogs Part 4 (see the carousel 👇). 📖 The communication challenge is how to be really open to new ideas. Not to be closed to old ways. 🤔 Dog devotee or cat convert? Like any best friend we need both curiosity and standards. Are you dogged in your dogma? Prick up your ears when you hear what you want? Do you round up the facts first? #dogs, #continuouslearning, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #storytelling

connecting the unconnected ... 🤝 It’s networking ... That’s how I met William Purser and the Purser posse. 📚 It’s learning ... Sales is a process, so good to remind yourself of what you may have forgotten (👏 😎 James Denny). 💡 It’s creativity ... That’s connecting seemingly unrelated ideas. Here’s the connected journey in brief ... ⏱️ Avoid wearing thin, with a brief time in the breakout room ✨ Make the promise, with a creative brief 🚛 Deliver with value, my brief poem (👉 see the carousel 👇) 🙋 Are you connecting the important things in life … ? What you wear? What you promise? What you deliver? #creativity, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #storytelling

🎶 Dogs are lovable yet this song told a different story ... 🙊 Turning a female insult ... 🙉 … into a male bashing celebration! 🤔 Dog owner or not, “Who Let the Dogs Out” and forgot to listen to the words by using #communicationtips #communicationskills in 👉 Dogs Part 3 (see the carousel 👇). 💎 Times have changed, words have changed yet has thinking changed with the times? When we fail to break the mould of natural thinking, we fail to see the difference between animal and human thinking. We promote gut instinct and reduce common decency in the human condition. After #MeToo and #WeToo it’s time to focus on the right System for Nature versus Nurture. 🙋 Are you a “Hound Dog”, making it up with “Atomic Dog” or seeking Norah’s “Man of the Hour” ? #dogs, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #storytelling

🐶 Dogs are the best personality test! You’ve heard of NVC (Non Verbal Communication). Better is NVCC (Non Verbal Canine Communication). It’s a guide if you see dogs in #LinkedIn posts and hear them live in Zoom rooms. 💎 Dog owner or not ... listen, look and learn #communicationtips #communicationskills in Dogs Part 2 (see the carousel 👇) We all choose a dog to be both faithful and playful. Your dog may get you into trouble. So do you choose a dog with the intelligence to get you out of trouble (or stop you in the first place)? 🙋 Are you mainly Pluto, Droopy or Scooby-Doo? Perhaps more Toto, Lady or Snoopy? Or you’re maybe Muttley, Gromit or Brian? #dogs, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #storytelling

🐶 It’s a dog’s life when 🐾 … you forget to pause 😏 … you misunderstand ‘prick up your ears’ 📣 … you bark commands Yes it’s more than ‘two ears one mouth’ #communicationtips Yes it’s a lead into what dogs can teach us about #communicationskills 🛑 So pause, put up your paws and learn from Man’s best friend Part 1 (see the carousel 👇) Are you taking a lead from your dog’s life? If you don’t have a dog, who’s your communication friend? #direction, #dogs, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #storytelling

🕯️ Are you lighting a candle today? Not just for the physical darkness. Not just to #LightTheDarkness, (#Shoah / #HolocaustMemorialDay). ⚠️ If you can #Remember your darkest hour … it’s one of four #communicationtips to learn from the past to read the signs for whatever ‘it’ needs to be solved today and tomorrow (see the carousel 👇) 🙈 Do you look back to remember your journey? ⁉ What are your ⚠️ signs to build a better today and tomorrow? #HMD2022, #mentalhealth, #mentalhealthtips, #contentwriters, #storytelling

 🍂 Don’t fall for a #greetings fad Elbow in doesn’t feel right for a reason 🛠️ Communication tools, like all tools, start with the hand, so don’t let the elbow 💪 elbow in. Look at the big picture when you’re networking (see the carousel 👇) Safe, hands-on and value add are just some things to think about. You may 👋🏽 hand-wave, 💪 elbow in or something in-between ⁉ Are you sending a mixed message of safety or trust? #networkingevent, #event, #events, #virtualevent, #virtualevents, #communicationtips, #communicationskills

⚠️ Do you take it or leave it? 🛠️ Handshake hacks are tools to start the conversation. Communication tools, like all tools, start with the hand, so put your best foot forward. 💎 Pros and Cons of the handshake hacks. What’s the big picture? (see the carousel 👇) 🤔 Are you up in arms, got two left feet or just waving goodbye? #greetings, #communicationtips, #communicationskills, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #blogging, #storytelling

🙈 🎭 It’s Behind You … Oh no it isn’t. Oh yes it’s a safe, six person pantomime, satire or storytelling guide … only you can decide! 🧻 It’s the second ‘Tales from the Sm(a)ell room’. 🍽️ We’ve all had a lot on our plate, to which character do you relate? Are you Sage, Gravy, Bacon, Sprouts, Turkey light, Turkey dark or Audience? (see the carousel 👇) If you have room, don’t forget the supporting cast of hot potatoes, vegetables (some a bit green 🤭) and spilt sauce (source 🤣). ❓ What’s your vote for food, person or story character? #satire, #poems, #poetry, #copywriting, #contentwriters, #blogging, #storytelling

❌ “What we've got here is failure to communicate.” It’s a great movie quote for anytime of the year. 👂 So I’ve listened to the real Xmas message. 🥚 It ain’t cool to cram. An egg is an egg or as the French say ... Un oeuf est un oeuf. My last social post of 2021, more time without interruptions; No December networking events, just quality 1:1 connections. Creating space for rebranding stuff, 2022 ready, just right and enough. ✋ ENOUGH Never get enough, in the hustle and bustle?; Over excited to that emotional high? Easy to egg on, scream and shout; Could communicate ... no doubt. So listen to ourselves and open lines to each other. Say no to excess, know when to call time. Too many people, not enough time; Are you there or for others, end of the line? Find your happy place, not just a happy face; Find your space, get out of the rat race. Know when to say no, too much on your plate; Don’t drain your energy ... it’ll usually wait. Time to reflect and diary; Give thanks for what we have, no expiry. Celebrate without comparisons; Exercise the annual cycle, one for the seasons. You’re unique, find your track; Un oeuf est un oeuf … before you crack. 🤔 Something to ponder till next year. What’s your message to yourself and the people around you at this time of the year? #enoughisenough, #thoughtoftheday, #mentor, #mentoring, #contentwriters, #storytelling, #slowmessage credit: giphy