Julie, I think your approach is excellent. The goal is to communicate. Yes, physician to physician Conversations tend to be technical. But every specialty has its own acronyms and abbreviations, which can be difficult for the audience to interpret, especially when spoken. Physician to patient conversation should be clear and easy to understand but still accurate.
The "graze the top of their heads" consultant is all too common. It's not just a matter of trust in the outcome - imagine having to work with them day to day!
I see it in conferences too. Many conferences address multi-disciplinary subjects yet each presenter seems to imagine the audience is all from his/her discipline. As a security consultant with 35 years in the business, I've had to sit through countless abstruse discussions by forensic investigators, policing experts, risk analysts and many others, without enough time to make all the "explain, please" interruptions I would need.
People who use a lot of business jargon might impress themselves and their grandparents. In my experience, it’s a mark of insecurity.
Thanks for the comment and the concurrence!
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Julie, I think your approach is excellent. The goal is to communicate. Yes, physician to physician Conversations tend to be technical. But every specialty has its own acronyms and abbreviations, which can be difficult for the audience to interpret, especially when spoken. Physician to patient conversation should be clear and easy to understand but still accurate.
Exactly. It all depends on the audience. I hadn’t thought about different specialties even needing simpler language, but that makes a lot of sense.
The "graze the top of their heads" consultant is all too common. It's not just a matter of trust in the outcome - imagine having to work with them day to day!
I see it in conferences too. Many conferences address multi-disciplinary subjects yet each presenter seems to imagine the audience is all from his/her discipline. As a security consultant with 35 years in the business, I've had to sit through countless abstruse discussions by forensic investigators, policing experts, risk analysts and many others, without enough time to make all the "explain, please" interruptions I would need.
I have never recommended any of them to a client.
This is excellent insight. Thanks for your perspective!