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Lost in translation: The joy of a jargon-free world

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Thea Knight |

TED@State Street London

• November 2014

When was the last time you optimized something? Perhaps you've been engaging proactively? Are you strategically evolving a market in real-time? Any idea what any of that means? Thea Knight is on a crusade to kill the jargon that is strangling our conversations. She explains how we can be more "intentional" about our words - so we can start to actually say things again.

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Want to use TED Talks in your organization?

When was the last time you optimized something? Perhaps you've been engaging proactively? Are you strategically evolving a market in real-time? Any idea what any of that means? Thea Knight is on a crusade to kill the jargon that is strangling our conversations. She explains how we can be more "intentional" about our words - so we can start to actually say things again.

Want to use TED Talks in your organization?

About the speaker

Thea Knight

Office jargon crusader

Thea Knight, a member of the State Street Internal Communications team, is out to eliminate jargon from the corporate consciousness and provide techniques we can use to make our conversations more productive. Formerly trained as a reporter, Knight is focused on simplifying the way we speak to each other.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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