Teach the Person, Not the Topic

Source: Natalie Jost (via Godbit Project)
No matter what the venue, everyone has their own set of jargon, words they understand and outsiders don’t. Using jargon alienates people and not only does it confuse them even more, they feel stupid because, based on the fact that you know what those terms mean, they feel they ought [...]


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Follow-up question: Why haven’t you told them yet?


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