Is using jargon giving you more status? Common advice suggests avoiding jargon during presentations, as it can make it harder for your audience to grasp the information. However, some speakers want to signal their expertise. They believe that a presentation lacking jargon may come across as too simplistic and may undermine their credibility. In this podcast, we will discuss the use and function of jargon, focusing on one key question: does it help you gain status?=== Sources used for this podcastLinkedIn-poll about status and jargon: https://l1nk.dev/oUH8e Article about people disliking complex language:https://neerlandistiek.nl/2022/12/hoger-opgeleiden-hechten-meer-aan-eenvoudige-teksten/Science paper: https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/TVT2022.2.002.MAAT#CIT0031Reading dies in complexity: Online news consumers prefer simple writinghttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn2555The use of jargon kills people’s interest in science, politics:https://news.osu.edu/the-use-of-jargon-kills-peoples-interest-in-science-politics/ Jargon as a barrier to effective science communication: Evidence from metacognitionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0963662519865687?journalCode=pusa Problems with using long words needlessly:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acp.1178 Articles about the relationship between low status leads to more jargon:Authors from lower-status schools included more jargon in their poster titles:https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.16568abstractArchival analyses found a low status → jargon effect across 64 k dissertation titles:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597820303666  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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