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If the Shoe Fits: Jargon

by Miki Saxon

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Do you use jargon or plain English when you are discussing stuff with your team or presenting to investors?

Every industry has its own jargon, AKA, terms and language, that people tend to use without thinking.

Any given time period has its own catchphrases and clichés—also used without thinking.

The problem is the former can make a discussion confusing, if not downright inscrutable, to some listeners, while the latter can render your words meaningless—or both.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when discussing words an example often provides the same clarity.

And far be it for me to spend my time creating one when a perfect example has already been done.

Read it, heed it and take your own precautions to avoid doing it.

Hat tip to KG Charles-Harris for sending the article to me.

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