Comments on: 10 Ways To Explain Things More Effectively http://blog.andresvivas.com/10-ways-to-explain-things-more-effectively/ A blog about Practical, Effective IT Strategy Planning, by Andres Vivas Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alec Satin http://blog.andresvivas.com/10-ways-to-explain-things-more-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Alec Satin Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:42:23 +0000 http://blog.andresvivas.com/?p=68#comment-11 Hi Andres, These are good reminders. Points 3 (Avoid talking over people's head) and 4 (Avoid talking down to people) are good reminders for us in IT. Jargon and acronyms should almost never be used when there are people outside of your immediate group. If you have to refer to ITIL, SDLC, OOK, or CDL, it's good to make sure that you mention the definition at least once. Remember - most people won't ask for explanations. They will just tune you out. Alec <abbr><em>Alec Satin´s last blog post..<a href="http://blog.alecsatin.com/leadership-skills-for-it-managers-10-things-learned-at-grid-international-training/" rel="nofollow">Leadership Skills for IT Managers - 10 Things Learned at Grid International Training</a></abbr></em> Hi Andres,

These are good reminders. Points 3 (Avoid talking over people’s head) and 4 (Avoid talking down to people) are good reminders for us in IT. Jargon and acronyms should almost never be used when there are people outside of your immediate group. If you have to refer to ITIL, SDLC, OOK, or CDL, it’s good to make sure that you mention the definition at least once.

Remember – most people won’t ask for explanations. They will just tune you out.

Alec

Alec Satin´s last blog post..Leadership Skills for IT Managers – 10 Things Learned at Grid International Training

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