To the point, no messing about

Still my favorite quote and summary of good communication:

"Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much."
John Wayne

The eeee-s of communication

No-one figured out the answer to my post of 3 september last year. It's quite simple really, ha ha. There's not a single "e" in the whole thing. You could try writing that way yourself when you have some time to waste. It's fun. But you have to go quite fast, it'd be too easy otherwise! Very good for stretching the mind and vocabulary. Of course someone is now gonna tell me, sure there's an e in there...

Just remove the bad stuff

The more I listen to bad communication, the clearer the good stuff becomes in contrast. It's quite natural really. So here are some quick rantings after the latest involuntary exposure to the dark side. We've heard it all before folks.

Good communication is about insight and understanding. "What's this all about, actually?", "What's the point?", "What does all this mean?". You know. Because (let's go the whole hog and give it capital letters) Good Communication SIMPLIFIES.

Good Communication is not trying to show how clever it is, or how much (else) it knows. So it doesn't need to talk really (really) fast.

Good Communication doesn't hide behind abbreviations or technical terms. It's clear to all who listen. It says "Here I am. What you hear is what you get." It's open and accessible and honest.

Good Communication passes from you to me, from human to human. It's spoken from the heart and is open and clear. It's a door that opens and a step forwards. No closing. No reversing its position. It doesn't shut you out, but invites you in.

In a perfect world. Which we don't live in all the time. Apparently. Sorry! I'll be quiet now.