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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks &lt;/del&gt;like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilize &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is mainly because &lt;/del&gt;we consider so speedy we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/del&gt;up; but I may &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very well &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorrect&lt;/del&gt;. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;juegosdemariobros.tv&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uprofile.php?UID=291416 definition&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specially &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to one, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/del&gt;how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really hard &lt;/del&gt;it is to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;what people &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;today &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if you do not &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/del&gt;, as the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;simpler to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilize &lt;/del&gt;or they are just plain more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapidly &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;maybe &lt;/del&gt;it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/del&gt;the particular person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;them establish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/del&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possess &lt;/del&gt;a downside as well. Those &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never constantly &lt;/del&gt;know what they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 company &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remarkable &lt;/del&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers used &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;often &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;client &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company &lt;/del&gt;company.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;in sales, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;must &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re able to &lt;/del&gt;cost you, if you're not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/del&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a very simple example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is great&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is talking towards the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appropriate persons&lt;/del&gt;. If not, he or she may &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very well &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her personal &lt;/del&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, chances are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot &lt;/del&gt;more importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their main concern during the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;locating &lt;/del&gt;out irrespective of whether your product or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenge&lt;/del&gt;, whether &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had one or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what happens &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates &lt;/del&gt;or they are going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attempt &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its which means, you could sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clever &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;determine &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they're going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quit &lt;/del&gt;paying consideration though their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/del&gt;not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fantastic&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an additional &lt;/del&gt;example. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Usually&lt;/del&gt;, prospects refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/del&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They are not acquainted with it but &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;given &lt;/del&gt;that they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/del&gt;ask about it and they're sitting in the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it means. Communication is blocked. That &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;also not great either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never explain &lt;/del&gt;its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/del&gt;, your audience may not be clear about what you happen to be saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other points &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at the same time&lt;/del&gt;. A few of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Temporary &lt;/del&gt;Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal preferred&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and numerous a lot more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chances &lt;/del&gt;are these terms will not come up inside a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;you get the idea. So how do you manage acronyms if you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are generating &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed below are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggestions&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are giving &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generate &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are doing &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;playhairgames&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;profile/view/380632&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;html abbreviation&lt;/del&gt;] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Try &lt;/del&gt;gaging your audience's technical expertise. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;features &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;high level &lt;/del&gt;of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prevent &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wish &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much &lt;/del&gt;more sophisticated audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sector common&lt;/del&gt;, really feel free to explain its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact &lt;/del&gt;of life. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/del&gt;and we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be utilizing &lt;/del&gt;them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;till &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;begin employing &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. In the mean time, be cautious with acronyms when &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;giving &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. They will price you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Men and women &lt;/ins&gt;like to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/ins&gt;it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;we consider so speedy we need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I may be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wrong&lt;/ins&gt;. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;widdi&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;co&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;accountcreate1527 meaning&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in particular &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to one, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/ins&gt;how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenging &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly &lt;/ins&gt;is to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/ins&gt;what people are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for those who don't &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sadly&lt;/ins&gt;, as the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;simpler to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/ins&gt;or they are just plain more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quickly &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assist &lt;/ins&gt;the particular person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;making use of &lt;/ins&gt;them establish &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reason&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;a downside as well. Those &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;around &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/ins&gt;side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;the ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not normally &lt;/ins&gt;know what they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A single corporation &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unbelievable &lt;/ins&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employees applied &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyer &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/ins&gt;company.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;in sales, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whilst &lt;/ins&gt;they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can &lt;/ins&gt;cost you, if you're not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/ins&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a very simple example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performs &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s good&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the event &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is talking towards the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right people today&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, he or she may be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their own &lt;/ins&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small business &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, chances are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Far &lt;/ins&gt;more importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their main concern during the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;getting &lt;/ins&gt;out irrespective of whether your product or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dilemma&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;irrespective of &lt;/ins&gt;whether they knew they had one or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what happens &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies &lt;/ins&gt;or they are going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its which means, you could &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smart &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;choose &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they're going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/ins&gt;paying consideration though their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;good&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a different &lt;/ins&gt;example. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Generally&lt;/ins&gt;, prospects refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They are not acquainted with it but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considering the fact &lt;/ins&gt;that they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;did not &lt;/ins&gt;ask about it and they're sitting in the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it means. Communication is blocked. That&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;also not great either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't clarify &lt;/ins&gt;its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/ins&gt;, your audience may not be clear about what you happen to be saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other points &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/ins&gt;. A few of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Short-term &lt;/ins&gt;Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Neighborhood &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual favorite&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and numerous a lot more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/ins&gt;are these terms will not come up inside a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;you get the idea. So how do you manage acronyms if you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re producing &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed below are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re providing &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re carrying out &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uboomerutv&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uprofile&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;php?UID=1202693 stand for&lt;/ins&gt;] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attempt &lt;/ins&gt;gaging your audience's technical expertise. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;higher amount &lt;/ins&gt;of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know-how&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay clear of &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;want &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;observed &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/ins&gt;more sophisticated audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business normal&lt;/ins&gt;, really feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cost-&lt;/ins&gt;free to explain its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are right &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/ins&gt;and we&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;become making use of &lt;/ins&gt;them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;until &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get started making use of &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. In the mean time, be cautious with acronyms when &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;providing &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. They will price you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;People today really &lt;/del&gt;like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quick &lt;/del&gt;we need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors &lt;/del&gt;up; but I may be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wrong&lt;/del&gt;. [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;date-online-today&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slavemap9 meaning&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in particular &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1&lt;/del&gt;, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;how hard it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is to understand what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;folks &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unfortunately&lt;/del&gt;, as the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;filled with &lt;/del&gt;them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/del&gt;it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are a lot easier &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/del&gt;or they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;just plain more rapidly to say. Or, maybe it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;help &lt;/del&gt;the particular person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;them establish his or her mental superiority. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;What ever &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cause&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;a downside &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These &lt;/del&gt;on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of your &lt;/del&gt;ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not usually &lt;/del&gt;know what they imply. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A single enterprise &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an remarkable collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;staff utilised &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyer &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation business enterprise&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;in sales, you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ll want to &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;they have their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will price &lt;/del&gt;you, if you're not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/del&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;straightforward instance&lt;/del&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performs &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is great, when the sales engineer is talking &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/del&gt;the appropriate &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people today&lt;/del&gt;. If not, she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or he could &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/del&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/del&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds &lt;/del&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Extra &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major &lt;/del&gt;concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;through &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is locating out irrespective of whether your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dilemma&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter if &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/del&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what happens if you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggests &lt;/del&gt;or they are going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/del&gt;, you could sound clever telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they determine to decipher it, they're going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/del&gt;paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attention whilst &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it really is not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;good&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a different instance&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Often&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shoppers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym because they are intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;not acquainted with it but given that they didn't ask about it and they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;sitting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and never explain its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/del&gt;, your audience may not be clear about what you happen to be saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items as well&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial Regional Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual favorite&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and a lot &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of additional&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/del&gt;are these terms will not come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/del&gt;you get the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concept&lt;/del&gt;. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handle &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;producing &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here &lt;/del&gt;are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;guidelines&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supplying &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;create &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re performing &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bdonlinebazar&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classified&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;author&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;accountcreate1527 &lt;/del&gt;abbreviation] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/del&gt;. (In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the event &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;higher degree &lt;/del&gt;of technical expertise, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't want &lt;/del&gt;to be seen as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;additional advanced &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;market regular&lt;/del&gt;, really feel free to explain its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a fact of life. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/del&gt;and we are going to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;them till we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get started working with &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/del&gt;time, be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/del&gt;with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re able to &lt;/del&gt;price you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks &lt;/ins&gt;like to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilize &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mainly because &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speedy &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/ins&gt;need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I may &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very well &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorrect&lt;/ins&gt;. [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;juegosdemariobros&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tv&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uprofile.php?UID=291416 definition&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specially &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one&lt;/ins&gt;, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/ins&gt;how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;hard it is to understand what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people today &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/ins&gt;, as the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;full of &lt;/ins&gt;them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re simpler &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilize &lt;/ins&gt;or they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;just plain more rapidly to say. Or, maybe it is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/ins&gt;the particular person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/ins&gt;them establish his or her mental superiority. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whatever &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possess &lt;/ins&gt;a downside &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/ins&gt;on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/ins&gt;side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the &lt;/ins&gt;ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never constantly &lt;/ins&gt;know what they imply. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 company &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an remarkable collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers used &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;often &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;client &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company company&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;in sales, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;must &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;While &lt;/ins&gt;they have their upsides, they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re able to cost &lt;/ins&gt;you, if you're not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/ins&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very simple example&lt;/ins&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is great, when the sales engineer is talking &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;towards &lt;/ins&gt;the appropriate &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;persons&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he or &lt;/ins&gt;she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may very well &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/ins&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/ins&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chances &lt;/ins&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot more &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;main &lt;/ins&gt;concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is locating out irrespective of whether your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;product &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenge&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whether or not &lt;/ins&gt;they knew they had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one &lt;/ins&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what happens if you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates &lt;/ins&gt;or they are going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attempt &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/ins&gt;, you could sound clever telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they determine to decipher it, they're going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quit &lt;/ins&gt;paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consideration though &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it really is not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fantastic&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an additional example&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Usually&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prospects &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply &lt;/ins&gt;because they are intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;not acquainted with it but given that they didn't ask about it and they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;sitting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;means&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and never explain its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/ins&gt;, your audience may not be clear about what you happen to be saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points at the same time&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A few &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial Regional Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal preferred&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;numerous &lt;/ins&gt;a lot &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chances &lt;/ins&gt;are these terms will not come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;you get the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea&lt;/ins&gt;. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generating &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Listed below &lt;/ins&gt;are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggestions&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;giving &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generate &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are doing &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;playhairgames&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;profile&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;view&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;380632.html &lt;/ins&gt;abbreviation] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/ins&gt;. (In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;case &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;features &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;high level &lt;/ins&gt;of technical expertise, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prevent &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not wish &lt;/ins&gt;to be seen as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much more sophisticated &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sector common&lt;/ins&gt;, really feel free to explain its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a fact of life. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/ins&gt;and we are going to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/ins&gt;them till we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;begin employing &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/ins&gt;time, be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/ins&gt;with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/ins&gt;price you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Individuals &lt;/del&gt;like to use acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is for the reason that we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;so quick we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to have &lt;/del&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issues &lt;/del&gt;up; but I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;be wrong. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;beta&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;showcaz&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;forum/discussion/274007/tiuoa-the-indiscriminate-use-of-acronyms definition&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particularly &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;been to 1, you understand how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;hard it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly &lt;/del&gt;is to understand what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individuals &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or unfortunately, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;full of &lt;/del&gt;them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is simply because they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re less difficult &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/del&gt;use &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;or they're just plain &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faster &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enable &lt;/del&gt;the particular person applying them establish his or her mental superiority. What ever the cause, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possess &lt;/del&gt;a downside too. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/del&gt;on the enterprise side of your ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never often &lt;/del&gt;know what they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;One particular company &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;outstanding &lt;/del&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained in the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in some cases &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customer &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization organization&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;in sales, you'll want to be wary of acronyms. When they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are able to expense &lt;/del&gt;you, if you're not careful when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/del&gt;at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simple &lt;/del&gt;instance. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. She or he understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wonderful&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the event &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speaking towards &lt;/del&gt;the appropriate people. If not, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he or &lt;/del&gt;she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;be cutting their personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of business decision-makers, odds are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Additional &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/del&gt;concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;getting &lt;/del&gt;out irrespective of whether your item or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issue&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of whether &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occurs whenever &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates &lt;/del&gt;or they are going to try to decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;intelligent &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they determine to decipher it, they're going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quit &lt;/del&gt;paying attention &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one more &lt;/del&gt;instance. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Normally&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;not acquainted with it but &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considering &lt;/del&gt;that they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it implies. Communication is blocked. That's also not excellent either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;the question of ambiguity. In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the event &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not clarify &lt;/del&gt;its which means, your audience may not be clear about what you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other items &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at the same time&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial Regional Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal &lt;/del&gt;favorite)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;numerous &lt;/del&gt;additional...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'m &lt;/del&gt;exaggerating. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chances &lt;/del&gt;are these terms will not come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;you get the concept. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;creating &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggestions&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re delivering &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;produce &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;performing a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/del&gt;the [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mylikes&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cavepyjama4 acronym&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know-how&lt;/del&gt;. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;your audience has a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;high &lt;/del&gt;degree of technical expertise, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;steer clear of &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You don't &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;desire &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;noticed &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a additional &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sophisticated &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;industry &lt;/del&gt;regular, really feel &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no cost &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/del&gt;its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/del&gt;of life. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re right &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/del&gt;and we&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;become working with &lt;/del&gt;them till we get started &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/del&gt;the imply time, be careful with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They're able to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expense &lt;/del&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;People today really &lt;/ins&gt;like to use acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;it is for the reason that we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;so quick we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;need &lt;/ins&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;be wrong. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;date-online-today&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slavemap9 meaning&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in particular &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;been to 1, you understand how hard it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is to understand what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;folks &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or unfortunately, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/ins&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;filled with &lt;/ins&gt;them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it is simply because they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are a lot easier &lt;/ins&gt;to use or they're just plain &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more rapidly &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;maybe &lt;/ins&gt;it is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;help &lt;/ins&gt;the particular person applying them establish his or her mental superiority. What ever the cause, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;a downside too. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These &lt;/ins&gt;on the enterprise side of your ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not usually &lt;/ins&gt;know what they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A single enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remarkable &lt;/ins&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;staff utilised &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained in the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyer &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation business enterprise&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;in sales, you'll want to be wary of acronyms. When they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will price &lt;/ins&gt;you, if you're not careful when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/ins&gt;at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;straightforward &lt;/ins&gt;instance. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performs &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. She or he understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;talking for &lt;/ins&gt;the appropriate people &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;today&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or he could &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting their personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of business decision-makers, odds are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Extra &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major &lt;/ins&gt;concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;through &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;locating &lt;/ins&gt;out irrespective of whether your item or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dilemma&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter if &lt;/ins&gt;they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happens if &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggests &lt;/ins&gt;or they are going to try to decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clever &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they determine to decipher it, they're going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/ins&gt;paying attention &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whilst &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;good&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a different &lt;/ins&gt;instance. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Often&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shoppers &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;not acquainted with it but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;given &lt;/ins&gt;that they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it implies. Communication is blocked. That's also not excellent either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;the question of ambiguity. In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;case &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never explain &lt;/ins&gt;its which means, your audience may not be clear about what you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happen to be &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other items &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial Regional Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual &lt;/ins&gt;favorite)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot of &lt;/ins&gt;additional...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;am &lt;/ins&gt;exaggerating. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/ins&gt;are these terms will not come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/ins&gt;you get the concept. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handle &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;producing &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;guidelines&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are supplying &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;create &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;performing a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/ins&gt;the [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.bdonlinebazar&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classified/author/accountcreate1527 abbreviation&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/ins&gt;. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the event &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;your audience has a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;higher &lt;/ins&gt;degree of technical expertise, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You don't &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;want &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a additional &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advanced &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;market &lt;/ins&gt;regular, really feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;free &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/ins&gt;its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/ins&gt;and we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be applying &lt;/ins&gt;them till we get started &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;working with &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/ins&gt;the imply time, be careful with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They're able to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;price &lt;/ins&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons really &lt;/del&gt;like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/del&gt;use &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/del&gt;it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s due to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapidly &lt;/del&gt;we have to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/del&gt;up; but I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may very well &lt;/del&gt;be wrong. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bodegamo&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;author&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;accountcreate1527 abbreviation&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specifically &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you've been to 1, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/del&gt;how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tough &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can be &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/del&gt;what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;persons &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in case &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sadly&lt;/del&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/del&gt;it really is because they're less &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;complicated &lt;/del&gt;to make use of or they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;just plain &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more rapidly &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, perhaps it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mainly because &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/del&gt;the particular person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;them establish his or her mental superiority. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whatever &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purpose&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside too. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These &lt;/del&gt;on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/del&gt;side of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/del&gt;often know what they mean. One particular &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an outstanding collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personnel used &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occasionally &lt;/del&gt;interfered with customer communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise small business&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Though &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;able to expense you, if you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/del&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/del&gt;at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;basic &lt;/del&gt;instance. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's equipment functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is speaking &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ideal individuals&lt;/del&gt;. If not, he or she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/del&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/del&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chances &lt;/del&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Extra &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they might not care. Their primary concern throughout the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;discovering &lt;/del&gt;out &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter &lt;/del&gt;whether your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;solution &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dilemma&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter &lt;/del&gt;whether they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what occurs &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;either going to ask you what it indicates or they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;endeavor &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/del&gt;, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;sound intelligent telling them, but you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decide &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/del&gt;paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus while &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;not excellent.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an additional example&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Usually&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clients &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;not acquainted with it but considering &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the fact &lt;/del&gt;that they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very good &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and do not clarify its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/del&gt;, your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;not be clear about what you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points too&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nearby &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my personal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;preferred&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot of a lot more&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I'm exaggerating. Chances are these terms will not come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;you get the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea&lt;/del&gt;. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deal with &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you are creating a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Listed here &lt;/del&gt;are my suggestions...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;providing &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generate &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re undertaking &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, clarify the [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.kiwibox&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deerfrench20/blog/entry/132513585/tiuoa-the-indiscriminate-use-of-acronyms/?pPage=0 &lt;/del&gt;acronym] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attempt &lt;/del&gt;gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/del&gt;. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the event &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/del&gt;your audience has a high &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;amount &lt;/del&gt;of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know-how&lt;/del&gt;, steer clear of explaining the acronym. You &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/del&gt;desire to be noticed as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a additional &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advanced &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure industry regular, feel &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;absolutely free &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/del&gt;its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means &lt;/del&gt;when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/del&gt;of life. They're right here to stay and we're going to become &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;until &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;start out employing &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. In the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/del&gt;time, be careful with acronyms when &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;providing &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Individuals &lt;/ins&gt;like to use acronyms. I'd like to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is for &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reason that &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quick &lt;/ins&gt;we have to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issues &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;be wrong. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;beta&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;showcaz&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;forum&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;discussion/274007/tiuoa-the-indiscriminate-use-of-acronyms definition&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particularly &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you've been to 1, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/ins&gt;how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really hard &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truly is &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/ins&gt;what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individuals &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unfortunately&lt;/ins&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/ins&gt;it really is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply &lt;/ins&gt;because they're less &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;difficult &lt;/ins&gt;to make use of or they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;just plain &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faster &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, perhaps it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enable &lt;/ins&gt;the particular person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/ins&gt;them establish his or her mental superiority. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;What ever &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cause&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside too. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/ins&gt;on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;side of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your &lt;/ins&gt;ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never &lt;/ins&gt;often know what they mean. One particular &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an outstanding collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in some cases &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with customer communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization organization&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ll want to &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/ins&gt;they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;able to expense you, if you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/ins&gt;when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/ins&gt;at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simple &lt;/ins&gt;instance. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's equipment functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wonderful&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the event &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is speaking &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;towards &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appropriate people&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, he or she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/ins&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds &lt;/ins&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Additional &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they might not care. Their primary concern throughout the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;getting &lt;/ins&gt;out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;irrespective of &lt;/ins&gt;whether your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issue&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of &lt;/ins&gt;whether they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what occurs &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whenever &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;either going to ask you what it indicates or they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/ins&gt;, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;sound intelligent telling them, but you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;determine &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quit &lt;/ins&gt;paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attention when &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;not excellent.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one more instance&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Normally&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyers &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;not acquainted with it but considering that they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;the question of ambiguity. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the event &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and do not clarify its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/ins&gt;, your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;not be clear about what you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items at the same time&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my personal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;favorite&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;numerous additional&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I'm exaggerating. Chances are these terms will not come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/ins&gt;you get the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concept&lt;/ins&gt;. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you are creating a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Here &lt;/ins&gt;are my suggestions...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delivering &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;produce &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are performing &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, clarify the [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mylikes&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cavepyjama4 &lt;/ins&gt;acronym] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Try &lt;/ins&gt;gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know-how&lt;/ins&gt;. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;your audience has a high &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree &lt;/ins&gt;of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/ins&gt;, steer clear of explaining the acronym. You &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/ins&gt;desire to be noticed as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a additional &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sophisticated &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure industry regular, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no cost &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/ins&gt;its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning &lt;/ins&gt;when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They're right here to stay and we're going to become &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;working with &lt;/ins&gt;them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;till &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get started applying &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. In the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/ins&gt;time, be careful with acronyms when &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;giving &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re able to &lt;/ins&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks &lt;/del&gt;really like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;it's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapid &lt;/del&gt;we have to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;things &lt;/del&gt;up; but I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorrect&lt;/del&gt;. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;postafreead&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/del&gt;/author/accountcreate1527 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;definition&lt;/del&gt;] are specifically rampant in Chat Rooms. If you've been to 1, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;how tough it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is actually &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people today &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for those who &lt;/del&gt;don't know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;filled with &lt;/del&gt;them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/del&gt;it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mainly &lt;/del&gt;because they're &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;easier &lt;/del&gt;to use or they are just plain more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quickly &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;mainly because they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aid &lt;/del&gt;the particular person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;them establish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/del&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reason&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;a downside &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those around &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/del&gt;the ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never generally &lt;/del&gt;know what they mean. One particular &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an outstanding collection of acronyms, which personnel &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employed &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained within the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consumer &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the business &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;in sales, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;expense you, if you are not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/del&gt;at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uncomplicated example&lt;/del&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a particular protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them inside the presentation to speed communication. That is great, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;talking for &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;proper men and women&lt;/del&gt;. If not, he or she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/del&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/del&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds &lt;/del&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Far more &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they might not care. Their primary concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;finding &lt;/del&gt;out &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of &lt;/del&gt;whether your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their dilemma, whether &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happens once &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;signifies &lt;/del&gt;or they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/del&gt;, you could sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wise &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;determine &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cease &lt;/del&gt;paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interest even though &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's an additional &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Often&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prospects &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;familiar &lt;/del&gt;with it but &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;also not very good either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there is the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;query &lt;/del&gt;of ambiguity. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never &lt;/del&gt;clarify its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/del&gt;, your audience might not be clear about what you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happen to be &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors also&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual favourite&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lots &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;far &lt;/del&gt;more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;am &lt;/del&gt;exaggerating. Chances are these terms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/del&gt;come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I think you get the idea. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handle &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re making &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed here are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are supplying &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are performing &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, clarify the [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;blogabond&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hornstitch2 stand for&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Attempt gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;information&lt;/del&gt;. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;your audience has a high &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree &lt;/del&gt;of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;knowledge&lt;/del&gt;, steer clear of explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would like &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much more &lt;/del&gt;advanced audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;market typical&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;feel absolutely free to explain its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/del&gt;of life. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;here to stay and we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to become &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employing &lt;/del&gt;them until we start out &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Within &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/del&gt;time, be careful with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They will &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cost &lt;/del&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons &lt;/ins&gt;really like to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make use of &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/ins&gt;it's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to the fact &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapidly &lt;/ins&gt;we have to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may very well &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wrong&lt;/ins&gt;. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bodegamo.com&lt;/ins&gt;/author/accountcreate1527 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;abbreviation&lt;/ins&gt;] are specifically rampant in Chat Rooms. If you've been to 1, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/ins&gt;how tough it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can be &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/ins&gt;what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;persons &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in case you &lt;/ins&gt;don't know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sadly&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;full of &lt;/ins&gt;them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is because they're &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;less complicated &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/ins&gt;use &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;or they are just plain more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapidly &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;mainly because they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/ins&gt;the particular person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/ins&gt;them establish &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/ins&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purpose&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possess &lt;/ins&gt;a downside &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These on &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/ins&gt;side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;the ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't often &lt;/ins&gt;know what they mean. One particular &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an outstanding collection of acronyms, which personnel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;used &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained within the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occasionally &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customer &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise small &lt;/ins&gt;business.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;in sales, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Though &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re able to &lt;/ins&gt;expense you, if you are not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/ins&gt;at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;basic instance&lt;/ins&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a particular protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them inside the presentation to speed communication. That is great, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speaking to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ideal individuals&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, he or she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/ins&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/ins&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chances &lt;/ins&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Extra &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they might not care. Their primary concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;discovering &lt;/ins&gt;out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter &lt;/ins&gt;whether your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;solution &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their dilemma, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter &lt;/ins&gt;whether they knew they had 1 or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occurs if &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates &lt;/ins&gt;or they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;endeavor &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/ins&gt;, you could sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;intelligent &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decide &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/ins&gt;paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus while &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's an additional &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Usually&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clients &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;acquainted &lt;/ins&gt;with it but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considering the fact that &lt;/ins&gt;they didn't ask about it and they are sitting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;also not very good either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there is the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;question &lt;/ins&gt;of ambiguity. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Should &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/ins&gt;clarify its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/ins&gt;, your audience might not be clear about what you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points too&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Temporary Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nearby &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal preferred&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/ins&gt;more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'m &lt;/ins&gt;exaggerating. Chances are these terms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/ins&gt;come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I think you get the idea. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deal with &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are creating &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed here are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggestions&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re providing &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generate &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re undertaking &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, clarify the [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;kiwibox&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deerfrench20/blog/entry/132513585/tiuoa-the-indiscriminate-use-of-acronyms/?pPage=0 acronym&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Attempt gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/ins&gt;. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In the event &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/ins&gt;your audience has a high &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;amount &lt;/ins&gt;of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know-how&lt;/ins&gt;, steer clear of explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;desire &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;noticed &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;additional &lt;/ins&gt;advanced audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/ins&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;industry regular&lt;/ins&gt;, feel absolutely free to explain its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re right &lt;/ins&gt;here to stay and we&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to become &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/ins&gt;them until we start out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;employing &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/ins&gt;time, be careful with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They will &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expense &lt;/ins&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons enjoy &lt;/del&gt;to work with acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;because we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fast &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;need &lt;/del&gt;to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/del&gt;up; but I might be incorrect. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gospelidol2.com&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uprofile.php?UID=245668 abbreviation&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specially &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;been to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one&lt;/del&gt;, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/del&gt;how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really hard &lt;/del&gt;it is actually to understand what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individuals &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should you do not &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regrettably&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/del&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;full of &lt;/del&gt;them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is mainly because they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are less difficult &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/del&gt;use &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;or they are just plain more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapidly &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/del&gt;it's because they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enable &lt;/del&gt;the person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;them establish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/del&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possess &lt;/del&gt;a downside &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These &lt;/del&gt;around the business &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;the ledger never &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;constantly &lt;/del&gt;know what they mean. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 corporation &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;amazing &lt;/del&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained within the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sometimes &lt;/del&gt;interfered with consumer communications, costing the business &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small business&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are in sales, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whilst &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are able to cost &lt;/del&gt;you, if you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/del&gt;at a uncomplicated example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's gear functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s good&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speaking to &lt;/del&gt;the proper &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people&lt;/del&gt;. If not, he or she could &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/del&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chances &lt;/del&gt;are they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Additional &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most important &lt;/del&gt;concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;through &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;getting &lt;/del&gt;out whether &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/del&gt;your item or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenge&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter if &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one particular &lt;/del&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;takes place if &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it signifies or they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to try &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you could &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smart &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;choose &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to cease paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attention whilst &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;superior&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a different example&lt;/del&gt;. Often, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply &lt;/del&gt;because they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;not familiar with it but since they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;did not &lt;/del&gt;ask about it and they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;sitting inside the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That's also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;the query of ambiguity. When you use an acronym and never clarify its which means, your audience might not be clear about what you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points &lt;/del&gt;also. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Short-term &lt;/del&gt;Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nearby &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;private favorite&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many &lt;/del&gt;far more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Odds &lt;/del&gt;are these terms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/del&gt;come up within a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;you get the idea. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;making a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed here are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategies&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re giving &lt;/del&gt;a handout, make a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;doing &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/del&gt;the [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;kaisoads&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;author/accountcreate1527 acronym&lt;/del&gt;] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Try &lt;/del&gt;gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/del&gt;. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;includes &lt;/del&gt;a high &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;level &lt;/del&gt;of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;want &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;observed &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sophisticated &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business common&lt;/del&gt;, really feel free to explain its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/del&gt;of life. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re right &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/del&gt;and we&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to become employing them until we start out &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/del&gt;time, be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/del&gt;with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can price &lt;/del&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks really like &lt;/ins&gt;to work with acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;because we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapid &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;to have to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;things &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I might be incorrect. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;postafreead&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;org&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;author/accountcreate1527 definition&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specifically &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;been to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1&lt;/ins&gt;, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/ins&gt;how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tough &lt;/ins&gt;it is actually to understand what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people today &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for those who don't &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;however&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/ins&gt;the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;filled with &lt;/ins&gt;them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/ins&gt;it is mainly because they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re easier &lt;/ins&gt;to use or they are just plain more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quickly &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mainly &lt;/ins&gt;because they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;aid &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/ins&gt;person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/ins&gt;them establish &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reason&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;a downside &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/ins&gt;around the business side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;from &lt;/ins&gt;the ledger never &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generally &lt;/ins&gt;know what they mean. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;One particular business &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;outstanding &lt;/ins&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personnel employed &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained within the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with consumer communications, costing the business &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are in sales, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/ins&gt;they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will expense &lt;/ins&gt;you, if you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/ins&gt;at a uncomplicated example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's gear functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is great&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;talking for &lt;/ins&gt;the proper &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;men and women&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, he or she could be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;personal throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds &lt;/ins&gt;are they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Far more &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/ins&gt;concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;finding &lt;/ins&gt;out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of &lt;/ins&gt;whether your item or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dilemma&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whether or not &lt;/ins&gt;they knew they had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/ins&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happens once &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it signifies or they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to try &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you could sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wise &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;determine &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to cease paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interest even though &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an additional instance&lt;/ins&gt;. Often, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prospects &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym because they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;not familiar with it but since they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/ins&gt;ask about it and they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;sitting inside the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That's also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very good &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;the query of ambiguity. When you use an acronym and never clarify its which means, your audience might not be clear about what you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happen to be &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors &lt;/ins&gt;also. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Temporary &lt;/ins&gt;Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual favourite&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lots of &lt;/ins&gt;far more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I am exaggerating. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chances &lt;/ins&gt;are these terms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/ins&gt;come up within a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;you get the idea. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;handle &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;making a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed here are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are supplying &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, make a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performing &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/ins&gt;the [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;blogabond&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hornstitch2 stand for&lt;/ins&gt;] once they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attempt &lt;/ins&gt;gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;information&lt;/ins&gt;. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/ins&gt;your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has &lt;/ins&gt;a high &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree &lt;/ins&gt;of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;knowledge&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;steer clear of &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You do not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would like &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advanced &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;market typical&lt;/ins&gt;, really feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;absolutely &lt;/ins&gt;free to explain its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay &lt;/ins&gt;and we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to become employing them until we start out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Within &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/ins&gt;time, be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/ins&gt;with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will cost &lt;/ins&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks really like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd like to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to the fact &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quickly &lt;/del&gt;we need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed items up; but I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;be incorrect. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seevideo&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;de&lt;/del&gt;/uprofile.php?UID=&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;14306 &lt;/del&gt;abbreviation] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;especially &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;been to one, you realize how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tough &lt;/del&gt;it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/del&gt;what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people &lt;/del&gt;are saying should you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or regrettably, because the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. Possibly it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s due to the fact &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;less difficult to use or they are just plain &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quicker &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is simply &lt;/del&gt;because they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assistance &lt;/del&gt;the person &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;them establish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/del&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the explanation, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at the same time&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those on &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with &lt;/del&gt;the ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/del&gt;constantly know what they mean. 1 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;firm &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an amazing collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personnel used &lt;/del&gt;freely, too freely. They became so ingrained &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/del&gt;interfered with consumer communications, costing the business &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;in sales, you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ll want to &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Although &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;cost you, if you're not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;straightforward &lt;/del&gt;example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a certain protocol operates and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is fantastic&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;talking &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suitable individuals&lt;/del&gt;. If not, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she or &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may very well &lt;/del&gt;be cutting his or her &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;own &lt;/del&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, chances are they might not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot more &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their most important concern through the presentation is getting out &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of &lt;/del&gt;whether your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;product &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;problem&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whether or not &lt;/del&gt;they knew they had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/del&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occurs after &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggests &lt;/del&gt;or they're going to try and decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/del&gt;sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;intelligent &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/del&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decide &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to cease paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interest although &lt;/del&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very good&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's a different &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Frequently&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;not familiar with it but &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;considering that &lt;/del&gt;they did not ask about it and they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;sitting inside the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;good &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;the query of ambiguity. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and never &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/del&gt;its which means, your audience might not be clear about what you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors &lt;/del&gt;also. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Neighborhood &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal favourite&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;several much &lt;/del&gt;more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'m &lt;/del&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/del&gt;come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;you get the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concept&lt;/del&gt;. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deal with &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re generating &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;below &lt;/del&gt;are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are offering &lt;/del&gt;a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performing &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gospelidol2&lt;/del&gt;.com/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uprofile.php?UID=245668 stand for&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;knowledge&lt;/del&gt;. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For those who believe &lt;/del&gt;your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;features &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;higher &lt;/del&gt;level of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/del&gt;, keep away from explaining the acronym. You &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't would like &lt;/del&gt;to be observed as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advanced &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sector regular&lt;/del&gt;, really feel &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no cost &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/del&gt;its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/del&gt;of life. They're right here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/del&gt;and we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be using &lt;/del&gt;them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;till &lt;/del&gt;we start &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;off making use of &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/del&gt;time, be cautious with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are able to expense &lt;/del&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons enjoy &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms. I'd like to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consider &lt;/ins&gt;it is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fast &lt;/ins&gt;we need &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to have &lt;/ins&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed items up; but I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;be incorrect. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gospelidol2.com&lt;/ins&gt;/uprofile.php?UID=&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;245668 &lt;/ins&gt;abbreviation] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specially &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;been to one, you realize how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really hard &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is actually &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/ins&gt;what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individuals &lt;/ins&gt;are saying should you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or regrettably, because the case maybe--the technical professions are full of them. Possibly it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is mainly because &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;less difficult to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/ins&gt;use &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;or they are just plain &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more rapidly &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/ins&gt;it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;because they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enable &lt;/ins&gt;the person &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/ins&gt;them establish &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/ins&gt;mental superiority. Whatever the explanation, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These around &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;the ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never &lt;/ins&gt;constantly know what they mean. 1 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an amazing collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/ins&gt;freely, too freely. They became so ingrained &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sometimes &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with consumer communications, costing the business &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small business&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;in sales, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whilst &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are able to &lt;/ins&gt;cost you, if you're not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;uncomplicated &lt;/ins&gt;example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a certain protocol operates and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s good&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speaking &lt;/ins&gt;to the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;proper people&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or she could possibly &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting his or her &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal &lt;/ins&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company &lt;/ins&gt;decision-makers, chances are they might not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Additional &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their most important concern through the presentation is getting out whether &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/ins&gt;your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenge&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no matter if &lt;/ins&gt;they knew they had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one particular &lt;/ins&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;takes place if &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;signifies &lt;/ins&gt;or they're going to try and decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could possibly &lt;/ins&gt;sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smart &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/ins&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;choose &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to cease paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attention whilst &lt;/ins&gt;their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;superior&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's a different &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Often&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customers &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/ins&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;not familiar with it but &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/ins&gt;they did not ask about it and they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;sitting inside the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;indicates&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;the query of ambiguity. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and never &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/ins&gt;its which means, your audience might not be clear about what you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points &lt;/ins&gt;also. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nearby &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;private favorite&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;many far &lt;/ins&gt;more...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;am &lt;/ins&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/ins&gt;come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;you get the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea&lt;/ins&gt;. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are making &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;here &lt;/ins&gt;are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategies&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re giving &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;doing &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://www.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;kaisoads&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;author/accountcreate1527 acronym&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/ins&gt;. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If you think &lt;/ins&gt;your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;includes &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;high &lt;/ins&gt;level of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expertise&lt;/ins&gt;, keep away from explaining the acronym. You &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not want &lt;/ins&gt;to be observed as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sophisticated &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it is a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business common&lt;/ins&gt;, really feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;free &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/ins&gt;its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reality &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They're right here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/ins&gt;and we&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;become employing &lt;/ins&gt;them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;until &lt;/ins&gt;we start &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;out applying &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/ins&gt;time, be cautious with acronyms when providing a technical sales presentation. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can price &lt;/ins&gt;you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons adore &lt;/del&gt;to use acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/del&gt;it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s mainly because &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;so &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rapid &lt;/del&gt;we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to have &lt;/del&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points &lt;/del&gt;up; but I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may very well &lt;/del&gt;be incorrect. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;katalehere&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com/author/accountcreate1527 acronym&lt;/del&gt;] are especially rampant in Chat Rooms. If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;been to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a single&lt;/del&gt;, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;how &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;challenging &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/del&gt;to know what people are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never &lt;/del&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sadly&lt;/del&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;filled with &lt;/del&gt;them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is since &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;less difficult to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/del&gt;or they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;just plain &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faster &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/del&gt;it is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to the fact &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual utilizing &lt;/del&gt;them establish &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her &lt;/del&gt;mental superiority. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;What ever &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cause&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside at the same time. Those on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small business &lt;/del&gt;side with the ledger do not constantly know what they mean. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A single enterprise &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;extraordinary &lt;/del&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sometimes &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyer &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company &lt;/del&gt;organization.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;must &lt;/del&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;they've their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can expense &lt;/del&gt;you, if you're not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/del&gt;at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;easy &lt;/del&gt;example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's equipment functions with regard to it. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;she &lt;/del&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;excellent&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;speaking for &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;right &lt;/del&gt;individuals. If not, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he or &lt;/del&gt;she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could possibly &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their personal &lt;/del&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small &lt;/del&gt;business decision-makers, chances are they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Much &lt;/del&gt;more importantly, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;not care. Their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/del&gt;concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;finding &lt;/del&gt;out whether your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issue&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;irrespective of &lt;/del&gt;whether they knew they had &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a single &lt;/del&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what occurs &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies &lt;/del&gt;or they're going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;endeavor to &lt;/del&gt;decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wise &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have &lt;/del&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;choose &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it, they're going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/del&gt;paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus &lt;/del&gt;although their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not very good.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yet another example&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Normally&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/del&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They are not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;acquainted &lt;/del&gt;with it but considering that they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/del&gt;ask about it and they are sitting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it implies. Communication is blocked. That&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there is the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;question &lt;/del&gt;of ambiguity. In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the event &lt;/del&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not &lt;/del&gt;explain its which means, your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;not be clear about what you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happen to be &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/del&gt;also. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;private favored&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot of extra&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;am &lt;/del&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will not &lt;/del&gt;come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/del&gt;you get the concept. So how do you deal with acronyms if you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are making &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed below are my recommendations...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delivering &lt;/del&gt;a handout, develop a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re carrying out &lt;/del&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lumberfrench38&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wallinside&lt;/del&gt;.com stand for] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attempt &lt;/del&gt;gaging your audience's technical knowledge. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When you &lt;/del&gt;believe your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has &lt;/del&gt;a higher &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree &lt;/del&gt;of technical &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;knowledge&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;avoid &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not choose &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;noticed &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;far &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sophisticated &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure sector regular, feel &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;absolutely free &lt;/del&gt;to clarify its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a truth of life. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/del&gt;and we are going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;become applying &lt;/del&gt;them &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;until &lt;/del&gt;we start making use of telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mean &lt;/del&gt;time, be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;careful &lt;/del&gt;with acronyms when &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;giving &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/del&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Folks really like &lt;/ins&gt;to use acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is due to the fact &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;so &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quickly &lt;/ins&gt;we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;need &lt;/ins&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;be incorrect. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seevideo&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;de/uprofile&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;php?UID=14306 abbreviation&lt;/ins&gt;] are especially rampant in Chat Rooms. If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;been to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;one&lt;/ins&gt;, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;realize &lt;/ins&gt;how &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tough &lt;/ins&gt;it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/ins&gt;to know what people are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't &lt;/ins&gt;know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regrettably&lt;/ins&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;full of &lt;/ins&gt;them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s due to the fact &lt;/ins&gt;they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;less difficult to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/ins&gt;or they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;just plain &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quicker &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assistance &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;person applying &lt;/ins&gt;them establish &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their &lt;/ins&gt;mental superiority. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Whatever &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside at the same time. Those on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/ins&gt;side with the ledger do not constantly know what they mean. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 firm &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;amazing &lt;/ins&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personnel used &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at times &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consumer &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;business &lt;/ins&gt;organization.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ll want to &lt;/ins&gt;be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Although &lt;/ins&gt;they've their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will cost &lt;/ins&gt;you, if you're not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/ins&gt;at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;straightforward &lt;/ins&gt;example. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certain &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's equipment functions with regard to it. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;She &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he &lt;/ins&gt;understands these acronyms and leverages them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation to speed communication. That is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fantastic&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;talking to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suitable &lt;/ins&gt;individuals. If not, she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or he may very well &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her own &lt;/ins&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;In case your audience is composed of business decision-makers, chances are they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A lot &lt;/ins&gt;more importantly, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;not care. Their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most important &lt;/ins&gt;concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;through &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;getting &lt;/ins&gt;out &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;regardless of &lt;/ins&gt;whether your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;product &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;problem&lt;/ins&gt;, whether &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/ins&gt;they knew they had &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1 &lt;/ins&gt;or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what occurs &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggests &lt;/ins&gt;or they're going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try and &lt;/ins&gt;decipher it. If they ask for its meaning, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;intelligent &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'ve &lt;/ins&gt;interrupted the presentation. If they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decide &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it, they're going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cease &lt;/ins&gt;paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interest &lt;/ins&gt;although their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it is not very good.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a different instance&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Frequently&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyers &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/ins&gt;they are intimidated or embarrassed. They are not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;familiar &lt;/ins&gt;with it but considering that they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;did not &lt;/ins&gt;ask about it and they are sitting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it implies. Communication is blocked. That &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;good &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there is the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;query &lt;/ins&gt;of ambiguity. In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;case &lt;/ins&gt;you use an acronym and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never &lt;/ins&gt;explain its which means, your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might &lt;/ins&gt;not be clear about what you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;factors &lt;/ins&gt;also. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Neighborhood &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;personal favourite&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;several much more&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'m &lt;/ins&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;won't &lt;/ins&gt;come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;you get the concept. So how do you deal with acronyms if you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re generating &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed below are my recommendations...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offering &lt;/ins&gt;a handout, develop a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are performing &lt;/ins&gt;a PowerPoint presentation, explain the [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gospelidol2&lt;/ins&gt;.com&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/uprofile.php?UID=245668 &lt;/ins&gt;stand for] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Try &lt;/ins&gt;gaging your audience's technical knowledge. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For those who &lt;/ins&gt;believe your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;features &lt;/ins&gt;a higher &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;level &lt;/ins&gt;of technical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't would like &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;observed &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;advanced &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure sector regular, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/ins&gt;feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;no cost &lt;/ins&gt;to clarify its which means when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a truth of life. They&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re right &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/ins&gt;and we are going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be using &lt;/ins&gt;them &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;till &lt;/ins&gt;we start &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;off &lt;/ins&gt;making use of telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;imply &lt;/ins&gt;time, be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cautious &lt;/ins&gt;with acronyms when &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;providing &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are able to &lt;/ins&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;People today really like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/del&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;like &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;it's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to the fact &lt;/del&gt;we think so rapid we &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will need &lt;/del&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;items &lt;/del&gt;up; but I may be incorrect. [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seevideo&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;de/uprofile&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;php?UID=14306 stand for&lt;/del&gt;] are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particularly &lt;/del&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1&lt;/del&gt;, you understand how challenging it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can be &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understand &lt;/del&gt;what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;men and women &lt;/del&gt;are saying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;should &lt;/del&gt;you never know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unfortunately&lt;/del&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are filled with them. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Possibly &lt;/del&gt;it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s mainly because &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re easier &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make use of &lt;/del&gt;or they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;just plain &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more rapidly &lt;/del&gt;to say. Or, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assistance &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular person &lt;/del&gt;utilizing them establish his or her mental superiority. What ever the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explanation&lt;/del&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These &lt;/del&gt;on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;organization &lt;/del&gt;side &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/del&gt;the ledger &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never always &lt;/del&gt;know what they mean. A single &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation &lt;/del&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unbelievable &lt;/del&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;staff employed &lt;/del&gt;freely, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well &lt;/del&gt;freely. They became so ingrained in the organization's culture; they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in some cases &lt;/del&gt;interfered with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consumer &lt;/del&gt;communications, costing the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;corporation business&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you must be wary of acronyms. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Although &lt;/del&gt;they've their upsides, they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will price &lt;/del&gt;you, if you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;appear &lt;/del&gt;at a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very simple instance&lt;/del&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specific &lt;/del&gt;protocol &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;operates &lt;/del&gt;and how the company's &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;gear &lt;/del&gt;functions with regard to it. He or she understands these acronyms and leverages them within the presentation to speed communication. That&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;excellent, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;if &lt;/del&gt;the sales engineer is speaking &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/del&gt;the right &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;men and women&lt;/del&gt;. If not, she &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or he can &lt;/del&gt;be cutting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his or her own &lt;/del&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/del&gt;your audience is composed of business &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/del&gt;decision-makers, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;odds &lt;/del&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Additional &lt;/del&gt;importantly, they may not care. Their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most important &lt;/del&gt;concern &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;the presentation is finding out whether &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;or not &lt;/del&gt;your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;solution &lt;/del&gt;or service solves their &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;difficulty&lt;/del&gt;, whether they knew they had a single or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;takes place when &lt;/del&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;means &lt;/del&gt;or they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;going to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;try &lt;/del&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means&lt;/del&gt;, you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;sound &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smart &lt;/del&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they choose to decipher it, they're going to stop paying &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consideration &lt;/del&gt;although their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;not very good.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's another &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance&lt;/del&gt;. Normally, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consumers &lt;/del&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for the reason that &lt;/del&gt;they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They are not acquainted with it but considering that they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;did not &lt;/del&gt;ask about it and they&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;sitting in the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;means&lt;/del&gt;. Communication is blocked. That's also not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;superior &lt;/del&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'s &lt;/del&gt;the question of ambiguity. In the event you use an acronym and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;never clarify &lt;/del&gt;its which means, your audience may not be clear about what you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other items &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as well&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A number &lt;/del&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Neighborhood &lt;/del&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual preferred&lt;/del&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lots &lt;/del&gt;of extra...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'m &lt;/del&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms will not come up &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inside &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/del&gt;you get the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;idea&lt;/del&gt;. So how do you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;manage &lt;/del&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;generating &lt;/del&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;here &lt;/del&gt;are my &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suggestions&lt;/del&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;delivering a handout, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;build &lt;/del&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/del&gt;carrying out a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;clarify &lt;/del&gt;the [http://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;find&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hamptonroads&lt;/del&gt;.com&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/user/am5482 &lt;/del&gt;stand for] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;after &lt;/del&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Try &lt;/del&gt;gaging your audience's technical knowledge. (&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For those who think &lt;/del&gt;your audience &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;features &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;high level &lt;/del&gt;of technical knowledge, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stay away from &lt;/del&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;don't want &lt;/del&gt;to be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;seen &lt;/del&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;extra advanced &lt;/del&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it's a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;market normal&lt;/del&gt;, feel free to clarify its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning &lt;/del&gt;when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fact &lt;/del&gt;of life. They&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;here to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep &lt;/del&gt;and we&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/del&gt;going to become &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;utilizing &lt;/del&gt;them until we start &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/del&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Within &lt;/del&gt;the mean time, be careful with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;will &lt;/del&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Persons adore &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;use &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms. I'd &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prefer &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;believe &lt;/ins&gt;it's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mainly because &lt;/ins&gt;we think so rapid we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have to have &lt;/ins&gt;to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;points &lt;/ins&gt;up; but I may &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very well &lt;/ins&gt;be incorrect. [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;katalehere&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com/author/accountcreate1527 acronym&lt;/ins&gt;] are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;especially &lt;/ins&gt;rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a single&lt;/ins&gt;, you understand how challenging it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;really is &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;know &lt;/ins&gt;what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;people &lt;/ins&gt;are saying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;you never know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sadly&lt;/ins&gt;, because the case maybe--the technical professions are filled with them. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Maybe &lt;/ins&gt;it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is since &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are less difficult &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work with &lt;/ins&gt;or they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;just plain &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faster &lt;/ins&gt;to say. Or, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perhaps &lt;/ins&gt;it is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;due to the fact &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individual &lt;/ins&gt;utilizing them establish his or her mental superiority. What ever the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cause&lt;/ins&gt;, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at the same time&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Those &lt;/ins&gt;on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small business &lt;/ins&gt;side &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with &lt;/ins&gt;the ledger &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not constantly &lt;/ins&gt;know what they mean. A single &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enterprise &lt;/ins&gt;I worked for, had an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;extraordinary &lt;/ins&gt;collection of acronyms, which &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;workers applied &lt;/ins&gt;freely, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/ins&gt;freely. They became so ingrained in the organization's culture; they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sometimes &lt;/ins&gt;interfered with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;buyer &lt;/ins&gt;communications, costing the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;company organization&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you must be wary of acronyms. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/ins&gt;they've their upsides, they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can expense &lt;/ins&gt;you, if you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;look &lt;/ins&gt;at a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;easy example&lt;/ins&gt;. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;particular &lt;/ins&gt;protocol &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;functions &lt;/ins&gt;and how the company's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;equipment &lt;/ins&gt;functions with regard to it. He or she understands these acronyms and leverages them within the presentation to speed communication. That &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;excellent, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;when &lt;/ins&gt;the sales engineer is speaking &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for &lt;/ins&gt;the right &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;individuals&lt;/ins&gt;. If not, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he or &lt;/ins&gt;she &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could possibly &lt;/ins&gt;be cutting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;their personal &lt;/ins&gt;throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In case &lt;/ins&gt;your audience is composed of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;small &lt;/ins&gt;business decision-makers, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;chances &lt;/ins&gt;are they may not know what the acronyms represent. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Much more &lt;/ins&gt;importantly, they may not care. Their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/ins&gt;concern &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/ins&gt;the presentation is finding out whether your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;item &lt;/ins&gt;or service solves their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issue&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;irrespective of &lt;/ins&gt;whether they knew they had a single or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;occurs once &lt;/ins&gt;you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies &lt;/ins&gt;or they&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;going to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;endeavor &lt;/ins&gt;to decipher it. If they ask for its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;meaning&lt;/ins&gt;, you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;sound &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wise &lt;/ins&gt;telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they choose to decipher it, they're going to stop paying &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus &lt;/ins&gt;although their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;not very good.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yet &lt;/ins&gt;another &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example&lt;/ins&gt;. Normally, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;customers &lt;/ins&gt;refrain from asking about an acronym &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simply because &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;intimidated or embarrassed. They are not acquainted with it but considering that they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/ins&gt;ask about it and they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;sitting in the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;implies&lt;/ins&gt;. Communication is blocked. That's also not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great &lt;/ins&gt;either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;the question of ambiguity. In the event you use an acronym and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not explain &lt;/ins&gt;its which means, your audience may not be clear about what you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;happen to be &lt;/ins&gt;saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other items &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Some &lt;/ins&gt;of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Regional &lt;/ins&gt;Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;private favored&lt;/ins&gt;)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a lot &lt;/ins&gt;of extra...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;am &lt;/ins&gt;exaggerating. Odds are these terms will not come up &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;within &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation. But I &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;assume &lt;/ins&gt;you get the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concept&lt;/ins&gt;. So how do you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deal with &lt;/ins&gt;acronyms if you are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;making &lt;/ins&gt;a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;below &lt;/ins&gt;are my &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations&lt;/ins&gt;...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;delivering a handout, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop &lt;/ins&gt;a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;'re &lt;/ins&gt;carrying out a PowerPoint presentation, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;explain &lt;/ins&gt;the [http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lumberfrench38&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wallinside&lt;/ins&gt;.com stand for] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once &lt;/ins&gt;they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Attempt &lt;/ins&gt;gaging your audience's technical knowledge. (&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When you believe &lt;/ins&gt;your audience &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;higher degree &lt;/ins&gt;of technical knowledge, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;avoid &lt;/ins&gt;explaining the acronym. You &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do not choose &lt;/ins&gt;to be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;noticed &lt;/ins&gt;as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;far more sophisticated &lt;/ins&gt;audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it's a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sector regular&lt;/ins&gt;, feel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;absolutely &lt;/ins&gt;free to clarify its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which means &lt;/ins&gt;when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;truth &lt;/ins&gt;of life. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;here to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remain &lt;/ins&gt;and we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are &lt;/ins&gt;going to become &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;applying &lt;/ins&gt;them until we start &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;making use of &lt;/ins&gt;telepathy to communicate. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Inside &lt;/ins&gt;the mean time, be careful with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;expense you.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<title>Katy494: Created page with &quot;People today really like to work with acronyms. I'd like to feel it's due to the fact we think so rapid we will need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms t...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;People today really like to work with acronyms. I&amp;#039;d like to feel it&amp;#039;s due to the fact we think so rapid we will need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms t...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;People today really like to work with acronyms. I'd like to feel it's due to the fact we think so rapid we will need to condense our speech to compensate, so we use acronyms to speed items up; but I may be incorrect. [http://seevideo.de/uprofile.php?UID=14306 stand for] are particularly rampant in Chat Rooms. If you have been to 1, you understand how challenging it can be to understand what men and women are saying should you never know acronyms like LOL or BRB.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Fortunately--or unfortunately, because the case maybe--the technical professions are filled with them. Possibly it's mainly because they're easier to make use of or they are just plain more rapidly to say. Or, possibly it really is since they assistance the particular person utilizing them establish his or her mental superiority. What ever the explanation, our jobs are replete with them and they serve their purposes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;But technical acronyms possess a downside too. These on the organization side in the ledger never always know what they mean. A single corporation I worked for, had an unbelievable collection of acronyms, which staff employed freely, as well freely. They became so ingrained in the organization's culture; they in some cases interfered with consumer communications, costing the corporation business.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're in sales, you must be wary of acronyms. Although they've their upsides, they will price you, if you are not cautious when and how you use them.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Let's appear at a very simple instance. A sales engineer delivering a presentation explains how a specific protocol operates and how the company's gear functions with regard to it. He or she understands these acronyms and leverages them within the presentation to speed communication. That's excellent, if the sales engineer is speaking to the right men and women. If not, she or he can be cutting his or her own throat.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If your audience is composed of business enterprise decision-makers, odds are they may not know what the acronyms represent. Additional importantly, they may not care. Their most important concern throughout the presentation is finding out whether or not your solution or service solves their difficulty, whether they knew they had a single or not.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;So what takes place when you use a strange acronym? They are either going to ask you what it means or they are going to try to decipher it. If they ask for its which means, you may sound smart telling them, but you have interrupted the presentation. If they choose to decipher it, they're going to stop paying consideration although their processors decipher &amp;quot;the code.&amp;quot; Either way, it's not very good.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Here's another instance. Normally, consumers refrain from asking about an acronym for the reason that they're intimidated or embarrassed. They are not acquainted with it but considering that they did not ask about it and they're sitting in the presentation, you automatically assume they know what it means. Communication is blocked. That's also not superior either.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Then there's the question of ambiguity. In the event you use an acronym and never clarify its which means, your audience may not be clear about what you're saying.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Take the acronym &amp;quot;TLA.&amp;quot; It could stand for Three-Letter Acronym or it could stand for Two-Letter Acronym. It could also stand for other items as well. A number of my favorites are&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tax Lien Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Short-term Living Allowance&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Territorial Neighborhood Authority&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Texas Lawyers Association&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Tadpole Liberation Army (my individual preferred)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;and lots of extra...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;OK, I'm exaggerating. Odds are these terms will not come up inside a technical sales presentation. But I think you get the idea. So how do you manage acronyms if you are generating a technical sales presentation?&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Listed here are my suggestions...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you're delivering a handout, build a section for acronyms.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If you are carrying out a PowerPoint presentation, clarify the [http://find.hamptonroads.com/user/am5482 stand for] after they come up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Try gaging your audience's technical knowledge. (For those who think your audience features a high level of technical knowledge, stay away from explaining the acronym. You don't want to be seen as a babysitter explaining TCP/IP to a extra advanced audience.)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;If it's a company-related acronym or it represents some obscure market normal, feel free to clarify its meaning when it comes up.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Acronyms are a fact of life. They're here to keep and we're going to become utilizing them until we start applying telepathy to communicate. Within the mean time, be careful with acronyms when giving a technical sales presentation. They will expense you.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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