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Originally Posted by softconsult
As I was reading the posts, I kept thinking of the computer techo geeks that I have to deal with occasionally in course of my management consulting business. I often have said to them, "Slow down. Remember that the people you are talking to do not know what your abbreviations stand for and they mostly can't keep up because you are talking too fast. So if possible, slow down explain it in layman's terms." I see this over and over again. They are generally introverts who are in their own little world, and have difficulty dealing with people. Not necessarily placing Duke in this category, just making an observation.
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I have a similar observation. It seems that management and marketing types think that if engineers would just slow down and expand on all terms, that they would fully understand both the problem and the solution.
In effect, it's thinking that all those years in college are completely unnecessary, if only people would talk slower. Sorry, but this is a misconception. Going to first principles only gets in the way, and doesn't solve the problem, nor even explain it.