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Mopar151

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3. I'm compelled to explain.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 09:38 PM
Oct 2016

And I feel that oversimplification is no explanation at all. I use big words to explain largely in the interest of accuracy, and to avoid a condescending tone.
I used to write anual reviews for a bunch of blue-collar (like me) folk. I found that I might have to explain a word now and then, but it worked better than the dumb-down version that HR wanted. HR, in fact, recycled my job descriptions for a decade after I left the place. I did'nt have to explain to Wilfredo that the Hellfire misles he used to build were complicated and expensive.....
If you'd care to provide an example of how I can make it more succinct without losing content, please do.

Geez, gang... crickets? Mopar151 Oct 2016 #1
From 'Communications 101' ; Brevity Is the Key To Communication. underahedgerow Oct 2016 #2
I'm compelled to explain. Mopar151 Oct 2016 #3
How's this? underahedgerow Oct 2016 #4
Don't be sorry for getting something right Mopar151 Oct 2016 #6
Agree. cwydro Oct 2016 #5
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