Be more vulture in your naming
Kim Arnold
??Founder, Email Engagement ?? Inspiring business communication to make people sit up and listen | Speaker ??Author: Email Attraction - Get What You Want Every Time You Hit Send
Don’t you love a good collective noun?
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An unkindness of ravens.
A murder of crows.
A wake of vultures.
A cauldron of bats.
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Whoever was in charge of naming groups of animals was a creative genius.
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They’re so descriptive. ?So interesting. ?So full of personality.
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So the next time you’re choosing a name for something, like:
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…be more vulture.
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Think about how you can add more personality to get people to engage with you.
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No more ‘Updates’ (yawn) ‘Quarterly reviews’ (snore) or ‘Weekly team meetings’ (deep, deep sleep). ?
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I’m sure you can think of more engaging names.
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Remember: in our attention economy, personality is the new currency.
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Good writing isn’t necessarily effective writing these days.
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So try being more vulture (after all, no-one was ever criticised for being too interesting.)
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