Technobilge Part II v2.47i

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Technobilge Part II v2.47i

Remind me who said that it is not what you say but the way that you say it that is important. Bottom line for any conversation is the ability to not confuse the listener through use of what I call ‘clique slang’ (used by a select usergroup who prohibit admittance to their clique by ‘unsuitables’), or slick newly invented termininologies. You will know that the acronyms you use will not translate into Latin or Swahili and neither will the marketing terminology we take for granted.

My rant is born of frustration at the ‘assumptions’ our experts have that the person(s) to whom they are engaging in conversation, can comprehend every word, acronym and technobilge being spoken.

And speaking of assumptions, here in my opinion, is one of the world’s greatest and it pisses me off everyday!:

In their infinite wisdom, Microsoft engineers assumed that all owners of a desktop or laptop would need certain programmes whenever we fire up the computer. So, everyday when I push the green button to start my computer, (WARNING:exaggeration coming), I must go take a shower or make coffee while Windows automatically preloads hundreds of programmes just in case I’ll need them. Wrong!

I want my PC’s processing power running at maximum please. And also, choice is something Bill, Steve and Ozzie forget is still a prerequisite of consumerism. I want to choose and select when I open whatever application I require and leave it open and ready for me to use when and if I want. Why should some spotty engineer in Seattle assume I need x,y and z and screw up with the PC’s ability to function at the levels I bought the darned thing for?

….meanwhile back at the thread:

So if we can get rid of the ‘assumptions’ then the conversations we have will stand a better chance to leave more people better informed and happier for the chance to have learned something without continually reaching for a technical manual, textbook, dictionary or asking for explaination.

Next time you have to deliver a speech or do a corporate presentation, remember me, your arch cynic just waiting in the audience to cry Bingo! if I get a full suite of acronyms and technobilge I do not understand. I want you to captivate me in a conversation. I want you to leave your audience spellbound, and enriched and happier in their comprehension and understanding of the topic or results you present than they were before you spoke. Like Lionel Ritchie’s hit about Sunday mornings. Be smooth, simple, soft, cool and easy. If you are presenting poor quarterly results, please leave the audience motivated at the end to go and improve performances. Don’t leave them looking for the closest razorblade outlet.

Your presence and the words you use will determine the outcome of the audience reaction to your conversation content. I want to be able to stand and listen to YOU all day and still feel enlightened,motivated and refreshed at the end.

All participants in conversation must learn that unless they are captivating and easy to understand, whatever they deliver will bomb.

FINI To be continued….