Category Archives: language
Lord of the Blogs
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You know how some people go nuts when they’re in a car? There’s something about the protective casing of a vehicle which gives a diminutive, balding, middle aged business man the confidence to scream abuse and make gestures of violence … Read More
Posted on 28/05/12
Jargon: why it’s our fault
There is an overwhelming consensus that financial services is full of jargon and that that’s a very bad thing. I haven’t found a single view to the contrary. So why it is still so rampant? Because of us. Most people … Read More
Posted on 19/03/12
The Message is the Meaning
Something I’ve been reading about recently is language; how we use, what is means, what it does to our brains. One concept which took a while to grasp was ‘the message is the meaning’, not the content of the message, … Read More
Posted on 26/01/12
Mind Your Language
In this blog I’m going to talk about language and how it can be used to resolve problems rather than cause them. It’s a subject which is often dressed up in psychobabble by pop psychologists and business gurus, so forgive … Read More
Posted on 05/12/11