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post #61 of 66
3/29/10 at 2:47am
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Originally Posted by Huntsman View Post
My concern with your writing is less that it is formal, and more that it is unclear in the guise of formality. Formality does not necessarily result in verbosity, and I'm afraid your boss was tactfully asking you to be less overblown, which tends to 'come off' as "high falutin.'"

Not a hater. Just being honest.

~ H

Yes, not to be a prick but there was nothing formal or sophisticated about that writing. It certainly demonstrated no affinity for pacing, structure or vocabulary. It was just deliberately confusing. I'm sure you don't generally write that poorly, you probably just thought that being confusing is better?
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post #62 of 66
3/29/10 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by Sherman90 View Post
One of the most important lessons I learned during law school was to stop talking and writing like a lawyer. The most effective communication really is simple, direct communication.

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Originally Posted by Mark from Plano View Post
+1. Formal does not mean better.

+100.

I regard people who cannot communicate simply as people who have no grasp of their respective field, and only using techical terms/jargons as ways to mask this deficiency.

True mastery of any subject is the ability to simply the concept so the lay person can understand.
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post #63 of 66
3/29/10 at 7:41pm
Hmm this thread brings up a point On here it's considered good practice to communicate based on your audience, yet there was a thread not so long ago where a guy was ragged on because he dressed based upon his audience. (Dressed down to donors who had less $$$, and were more weary of the "slick business types.") IMO, they're one in the same. What you wear is a form of nonverbal communication
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post #64 of 66
3/30/10 at 1:57am
this mutherfucker knows his audience!
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post #65 of 66
3/31/10 at 12:59am
Eschew obfuscation espouse elucidation. This is all you need to know.
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post #66 of 66
3/31/10 at 3:47am
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Originally Posted by blackderbyhat View Post
Hmm this thread brings up a point On here it's considered good practice to communicate based on your audience, yet there was a thread not so long ago where a guy was ragged on because he dressed based upon his audience. (Dressed down to donors who had less $$$, and were more weary of the "slick business types.") IMO, they're one in the same. What you wear is a form of nonverbal communication
You're correct that both attire and writings are forms of communication, but you may be muddling their goals. The writing is trying to convey a specific piece (or pieces) of information that need to be understood and followed. Thus, if you need to get the information across, you must write with the tone and diction that makes that possible. Both parties need to clearly understand what is required and how to fulfill that requirement. Clothing is a form of communication, but the message is not nearly as clear, not truly necessary, and it is not the wearer's requirement that the message he is 'projecting' be completely understood. The message encoded, if you will, in the clothing does not need to create action, and has more to do with the wearer than those who see him. Dress like yourself within reason, speak as yourself within reason. The goals of the two scenarios define what is reasonable. ~ H
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