You know you've had an easy day when you stumble over a blog about making successful speeches and you think a good point is made.
That point?
Don't use a $20 word when a 5c word will do.
Truthfully, i see this a lot. Especially in churches. Particularly with ministers.
They love to use words they used/learnt in college. Words that people don't use. Anywhere. Ever. Words that other Christians don't understand (even though they may pretend that they actually do). Words that sound to non-believers like gibberish.
In most communication, simplicity is a vital key. If you're not understood, what's the point?
Sometimes i think that over-education of ministers harms effective communication.
1 comment:
not over education, just thoughtlessness or pretensiousness
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