Comments on: Improve your Communication Skills – Choose the Correct Words http://elainelockard.com/2009/11/30/improve-your-communication-skills-choose-the-correct-words/ Focus Your Energy...Focus Your Power...Live Your Truth Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Renee http://elainelockard.com/2009/11/30/improve-your-communication-skills-choose-the-correct-words/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Renee Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:06:32 +0000 http://elainelockard.com/?p=463#comment-29 I too specialize in communication, specifically helping people experience how the words they use create or disrupt connection and write about experiences in my blog Words that Work (http://www.right-line.com/blog). Jargon disrupts connection as do words that not everyone understands. With my background working in IT and academia, I can be a bit sloppy and use $10 words, as Elaine reminds me. And given the economy saving money on my word choice might help me connect with more people during the first conversation. Thanks Elaine. I too specialize in communication, specifically helping people experience how the words they use create or disrupt connection and write about experiences in my blog Words that Work (http://www.right-line.com/blog). Jargon disrupts connection as do words that not everyone understands.

With my background working in IT and academia, I can be a bit sloppy and use $10 words, as Elaine reminds me. And given the economy saving money on my word choice might help me connect with more people during the first conversation.

Thanks Elaine.

]]> By: Dave Meyer http://elainelockard.com/2009/11/30/improve-your-communication-skills-choose-the-correct-words/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Dave Meyer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:57:07 +0000 http://elainelockard.com/?p=463#comment-28 Lol.... Very good posting Elaine. I specialize in communication inside of companies and we tell people, "Communication is the response you receive". So when the response to your colorful phrase is way off target, or worse, a blank stare you can be sure that your message was not communicated. I had a friend who took great pride in his robust vocabulary and took pains to add new words to his speech every day. The problem was that none of us knew what he was talking about. Some people asked him to clarify while others just ignored him. Speak so as to be understood.... that's a good message. Keep up the great work. Dave .-= Dave Meyer´s last blog ..<a href="http://blog.ecilearning.com/2009/11/25/why-dont-more-companies-engage-their-employees.aspx?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">Why Don't More Companies Engage Their Employees?</a> =-. Lol…. Very good posting Elaine. I specialize in communication inside of companies and we tell people, “Communication is the response you receive”. So when the response to your colorful phrase is way off target, or worse, a blank stare you can be sure that your message was not communicated.

I had a friend who took great pride in his robust vocabulary and took pains to add new words to his speech every day. The problem was that none of us knew what he was talking about. Some people asked him to clarify while others just ignored him.

Speak so as to be understood…. that’s a good message.

Keep up the great work.

Dave
Dave Meyer´s last blog ..Why Don’t More Companies Engage Their Employees? My ComLuv Profile

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