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You have two ears and one mouth - use them in proportion

This campaign tip (no. 23) was published on Wednesday, 23rd January 2019
With grateful thanks to a dear friend and colleague campaigner for this pearl of wisdom.

Listen, learn, talk. If you have little or nothing useful to say, it may be best not to talk at all

Having said that ... I do get turned off by Facebook feeds from contacts who do little more than quote things already posted by others - at times I question the lack of original thought on the feeds, lacking any forward movement on the original point.

Image. Two ears. Two eyes. One nose. Two hands. Just one mouth,
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Contact details

These pages are written by Graham Ellis of Melksham, Wiltshire. Overlapping a life in IT and IT training, with running a hotel and campaigning for improved public transport, Graham has never been quiet - though he's starting to wind down gently now. He no longer takes overnight guests and has stepped doen from the "Community Rail Officer" role which he accidentally aquired. So he now has more time to write pages such as these and to travel in the UK. He'll be delighted to speak with your group or take a look through your case or camapaign, but be alerted that his time is not limitless even now, and he still has to keep the wolf from the door.

Postal: 48, Spa Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7NY
Phonal: 01225 708225
Emailal: graham -at- wellho.net
Or reach me on the Coffee Shop Forum (User Grahame) facilities


What a difference a campaign makes!

It probably wouldn't have happened without a strong community campaign with which I have been involved. Most days through 2019 I'll be sharing a thought, an idea, a way of working or an experience. Come back here for the links. Discussions via the Coffee Shop Forum - Graham Ellis, 31st December 2018


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