You may have heard some “drop in” thoughts I’ve shared over the last few months where I mentioned my new program “Lead Yourself First” – a personal growth program designed to walk you though the key ideas you need to help you move forward on your journey.
This week I was recording a lesson, and I realized how helpful it could be to share this with you. I care about you and want to add value to you. I hope this lesson is a blessing to you as you learn what it means to be responsible. This lesson can be life changing.
More info: http://BrightHillGroup.com/lyf
Geek communication: “Your word salad needs more gibberish”
Do people understand what you’re saying?
“Hi. My name is Tom, and I’m a geek.”
I figured I should get that out of the way at the top of this post.
The other day I was reminded of this fact when I dashed off a quick note to a colleague.
I needed to put something in the postal mail to him, but I didn’t have a street address for him.
What are you talking about?
My email said something like “Can you please send me your snail mail address?”
It didn’t occur to me that this was not perfectly clear. I didn’t hesitate – even for a second – before sending it.
A little bit later, my colleague wrote back “forgive me, but what’s a snail mail address?”
Am I communicating?
Wow. I was surprised. Then I spent a few minutes laughing at myself. It’s only communication if the OTHER PERSON knows what you mean!
- Do people understand you when you “communicate” with them?
- In what ways are you using jargon, lingo, acronyms or short cuts in your speech or writing?
- Are you SURE that those listening to you know what you’re talking about?
It happens all the time, especially to those of us in technical fields – we are experts who get used to talking with other experts – perhaps we’re reaching them, perhaps not!
Bonus – can you decipher this jargon?
BTW – IMHO YMMV. FYI the ETA is TBD. WYSIWYG. TTYL. CU. (If so, re-read this post before sending your next message!)
Tom
Interview with Les McKeown
I am so excited to announce that I’ve got a whole series of interviews with Hotshots coming.
In today’s post I interview Les McKeown, CEO of Predictable Success.
Les is an incredible coach, and the author of two books. He has an amazing career, and has made the transition from Hotshot to Head Honcho He shares some great thoughts about how to be more effective.
More about Les on PredictableSuccess.com
In this interview we talk about:
– A simple exercise to increase your insights
– How to get the most out of classes and conferences
– Tricks to train yourself to see more than others see
– Patterns you can see as a leader which help you make decisions
And much more. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
