Comments on: When in Doubt – BS Your Way Out! http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/15/when-in-doubt-bs-your-way-out/ A blog about user experience and website design. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:04 -0600 hourly 1 By: Cliff http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/15/when-in-doubt-bs-your-way-out/#comment-47 Cliff Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:07:34 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=162#comment-47 While I believe that business speak (BS) is very important in professional communications, I think it has several glaring problems. It is far too easy to abuse this manner of communicating in order to cover one's lack of knowledge or use it in a desire to sound intellectual. Business Speak (or Political Speak)is also very difficult for new people to understand, since this "language" is not taught in college. For people are are accustomed to this type of speak, any misuse of words can create alot of confusion. So I think there needs to be more emphasis in schools and in business to take BS more seriously and use this form of communication more carefully. While I believe that business speak (BS) is very important in professional communications, I think it has several glaring problems. It is far too easy to abuse this manner of communicating in order to cover one’s lack of knowledge or use it in a desire to sound intellectual. Business Speak (or Political Speak)is also very difficult for new people to understand, since this “language” is not taught in college. For people are are accustomed to this type of speak, any misuse of words can create alot of confusion. So I think there needs to be more emphasis in schools and in business to take BS more seriously and use this form of communication more carefully.

]]> By: andy z http://locus.forestninja.net/2008/12/15/when-in-doubt-bs-your-way-out/#comment-45 andy z Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:45:18 +0000 http://locus.forestninja.net/?p=162#comment-45 great topic. in my eyes we have not only BS but also politics. and possibly legal language. so i'd rather call it ... what shall we call it? spongy talk? too informal. soft-talk? discriminating kindness. yes it is wrong to use because- in my life: . companies' products can't be compared . "customers"' needs can't be fulfilled because everybody uses buzz words . people can't be found/hired because of constantly changing job titles etc great topic.

in my eyes we have not only BS but also politics. and possibly legal language. so i’d rather call it … what shall we call it? spongy talk? too informal. soft-talk? discriminating kindness.

yes it is wrong to use because- in my life:
. companies’ products can’t be compared
. “customers”‘ needs can’t be fulfilled because everybody uses buzz words
. people can’t be found/hired because of constantly changing job titles
etc

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