Presentation skills for technical experts and scientists. Get insights and practical tips to ensure your knowledge resonates with your audience and makes impact. Host Marloes ten Kate is a presentation trainer and has trained thousands of speakers worldwide. She is a former science journalist and worked for radio and television programs for the public broadcaster in the Netherlands. She has been a teacher in presentation techniques at the Technical University in Delft and is co-founder of Scientific Storytelling, based in the Netherlands.
Go to www.takethestage.nl to learn more.
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Presentation skills for technical experts and scientists. Get insights and practical tips to ensure your knowledge resonates with your audience and makes impact. Host Marloes ten Kate is a presentation trainer and has trained thousands of speakers worldwide. She is a former science journalist and worked for radio and television programs for the public broadcaster in the Netherlands. She has been a teacher in presentation techniques at the Technical University in Delft and is co-founder of Scientific Storytelling, based in the Netherlands.
Go to www.takethestage.nl to learn more.
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Is using jargon giving you more status? Common advice suggests avoiding jargon during presentations, as it can make it harder for your audience to grasp the information. However, some speakers want to signal their expertise. They believe that a presentation lacking jargon may come across as too simplistic and may undermine their credibility. In this podcast, we will discuss the use and function of jargon, focusing on one key question: does it help you gain status?
=== Sources used for this podcast
LinkedIn-poll about status and jargon:
Article about people disliking complex language:
https://neerlandistiek.nl/2022/12/hoger-opgeleiden-hechten-meer-aan-eenvoudige-teksten/
Science paper: https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/TVT2022.2.002.MAAT#CIT0031
Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writing
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn2555
The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics:
https://news.osu.edu/the-use-of-jargon-kills-peoples-interest-in-science-politics/
Jargon as a barrier to effective science communication: Evidence from metacognition
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0963662519865687?journalCode=pusa
Problems with using long words needlessly:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acp.1178
Articles about the relationship between low status leads to more jargon:
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