Get to the Point! - A Short and Snappy Guide: 3 (Practical Personal Development) - Softcover

B.S, Thejendra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478370211 ISBN 13: 9781478370215

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Q: What is this book about?
A: Get to the Point is a short, sharp, no-nonsense guide that helps you escape the toxic trap of modern business jargon. It teaches you how to reject corporate gobbledygook and embrace clear, simple, powerful communication in the workplace.

Q: Who is this book for?
A: For anyone overwhelmed by buzzwords, baffling reports, and pretentious corporate language. It’s for executives, managers, employees, and professionals who are tired of scratching their heads at phrases like “synergy,” “value-add,” “leverage,” “paradigm,” “core competency,” and “horizontal solutions.”

Q: What problems does this book address?
A: The book tackles the real damage caused by jargon: confusion, miscommunication, wasted time, poor decisions, and the mistaken belief that complicated language equals intelligence. It shows how jargon encourages foolishness, slows down work, and destroys clarity.

Q: What will I learn?
A: You will learn how to simplify your communication, avoid unnecessary complexity, speak clearly, and write in a way that everyone understands. You will also learn how to become a better listener so you can decode jargon, challenge unclear language, and demand clarity from others.

Q: Why is simplicity so important in business communication?
A: Because simplicity leads to faster decisions, fewer misunderstandings, stronger teamwork, and sharper thinking. As the book explains, simplicity is not a lack of sophistication, it is sophistication.

Q: What topics and chapters does the book cover?
A: It includes:

• The Gobbledygook — identifying nonsense
• The Risks of Jargon — how jargon harms your career and workplace
• If you are the Communicator — how to speak and write with clarity
• If you are the Listener — how to spot, challenge, and cut through jargon

About this title

About the Author

Thejendra is a technical manager from Bangalore, India and works for a software development firm. He is also a hobby author and has scribbled several mild and wild books on a variety of subjects (mostly on topics that he hardly knows anything about). His inspiration for writing weird books comes from Toni Morrison, who said, 'If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.' He has also had a fierce fight with God, and documented that awesome argument in his book called - Never Trust any God.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478370211
• ISBN 13: 9781478370215
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 52