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Jennifer Liston: Words versus action: don’t tell me, show me.

nospam@example.com (Jennifer Liston) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:36:55 +0900

Hi Ron,

thanks for dropping by!

Very interesting stats from your training course - apparently the instructor is only 24% useful!

Seriously though, it seems that although man(kind) is open to persuasion through powerful words and language, actions are the only real proof of belief in stated values, truthfulness of intentions and authenticity of feelings.

And following your stats, man(kind) is open to learning via powerful teaching, but doing - repeatedly - is the only way to cement that learning.

Bye for now,

Jen

Ronald Grill: Words versus action: don’t tell me, show me.

nospam@example.com (Ronald Grill) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:02:05 +0900

Re: Don't tell me; show me!

Hi, Jennifer,

Back in the 1950's, in my days in the Army (National Service) I did many courses, including an 'Instructor's Course'

They said that in a training environment that the troops would remember:
7% of what you say
17% of what you show them, and
* 70% of what they practice!

True for Florance Nightingale, true in the 1950's and true today!

Stay safe,

Ron

Teresa: Be careful what you wish for? No. Be careful HOW you wish...

nospam@example.com (Teresa) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:33:47 +0900

Brilliant! I WILL NOT WANT - I WILL WILL WILL achieve my goals
Have an awesome 2010 and I am almost certain that I will be coming to Adelaide for 3 days in April. Woo hoo!

Jennifer: Be careful what you wish for? No. Be careful HOW you wish...

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:01:37 +0900

Thanks Sue...have a great evening, and may 2010 bring you all the health, success, wealth and happiness that you desire and so deserve. xo

Sue Owen: Be careful what you wish for? No. Be careful HOW you wish...

nospam@example.com (Sue Owen) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:50:39 +0900

Wow Jen, Thanks for the reminder / refresh on this. Ditto Rob's comments

Jennifer: Be careful what you wish for? No. Be careful HOW you wish...

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:49:53 +0900

Woohoo! Let's get busy creating...

Robert Rath: Be careful what you wish for? No. Be careful HOW you wish...

nospam@example.com (Robert Rath) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:26:04 +0900

Nicely put food for thought! 'I will' carries so much more excitement than 'I want'. And if we are going to go down the path of 'I will', I have' and 'I do', ... woo hoo! They'll never know what hit them!

Jennifer: Facebook and Twitter: social entanglement mirrors strange quantum interconnectivity

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:30:57 +0900

Well, I think it's an interesting theory!

Nick Hortovanyi: Who sez engineres kant spel?

nospam@example.com (Nick Hortovanyi) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:19:36 +0900

Its a very interesting issue. This need to have composite skills that evolve over time. Social media is where a lot of people's attention is now.

Do you like Cup cakes and bunnies to? http://blogs.toasttechnology.com.au/roller/hortovanyi/entry/cup_cakes_and_bunnies

Jennifer: Blogs, Facebook and Twitter: the new e-pulpits?

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:43:52 +0900

Thanks for the comment, Charlie.

And I agree with you about Twitter as a really useful PR machine. If tweets (or twarts - brilliant, Dana!!!) are supported by a strong promotional 'back-end', it's certainly a worthwhile addition to the PR machine.

Which leads me to another thought: I love the idea that now the possibility of someone becoming an 'overnight success' is very real.

Just look at Susan Boyle and Paul Potts.

Oh, and let's not forget the 'chk-chk-boom' chick!

Jenxo

charlie: Blogs, Facebook and Twitter: the new e-pulpits?

nospam@example.com (charlie) — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:20:51 +0900

oh - and re brain fart - we have a new word (from Dana) "twart"

charlie: Blogs, Facebook and Twitter: the new e-pulpits?

nospam@example.com (charlie) — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:18:18 +0900

lovely post... and i agree Twitter has us all in a flurry to pop the next thing out of our head to share our amazing wonder of news to the world (brain fart analogy is AWESOME LOL). it actually intrigues me more that so many like this mechanism (twitter) when you cant reply easily or get involved in a conversation about what they have twittered about. i like facebook status' for this fact - ie i can comment and the comment is in context - and i also really like Plurk (www.plurk.com) which is a timeline of one liners that you can comment and have conversations about.

i see twitter as a PR machine.

but i'm sure we're only at the beginning of learning what all these developments have in store for us - ie an evolution to "something"

xc

Jennifer: Blogs, Facebook and Twitter: the new e-pulpits?

nospam@example.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:43:11 +0900

Thanks for the comment Robert, and for your wise advice: "...allow, and choose the parts we like and smile at the rest..."

You should consider tweeting evangelically yourself!

xoxo

Robert Rath: Blogs, Facebook and Twitter: the new e-pulpits?

nospam@example.com (Robert Rath) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:48:29 +0900

You have made an absolute wonderful observation. Where is the context! I, like you, need context with advice.

Better still, I'd like to have posed a problem first! Perhaps not only context is important but subscription as well.

So why is it that subscribing to a 'quote of the day' is welcomed with a smile while an evengelical tweet makes us groan?

So unfollow, unfriend or unplug if you need to. Or maybe we should just allow and choose the parts we like and smile at the rest...

...Robert

Robert: Obama's inauguration speech: a study in musicianship, speech craft and delivery

nospam@example.com (Robert) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:39:25 +0900

Nicely put into words, what I remember feeling when I heard his speech. Even if you had listened without understanding English I am sure you would still have been moved...

...Robert