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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
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The object of communication is to be understood. Many miss the point!

Nov 14, 2019 05:25 AM
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Doug Dawes
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Many times people use language to elevate their persona.

What are Chyrons?

Nov 14, 2019 05:27 AM
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Lyn Sims
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No, in your example, it is trying to elevate the IQ factor of the station you are watching. Swing and a miss ....

Nov 14, 2019 06:15 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
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I had to look up chyrons. So I learned something new, but it would have been better if Bauder used "Caption" or something easy to understand.

CMA, fiduciary, procuring cause, comparables - there are a lot of terms we use in the industry that most people wouldn't understand without an explanation. We should try to keep that in mind

Nov 14, 2019 05:53 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
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Chyron is hardly 'a new word'.

Chyrons are when you're watching something on TV and there is a 'caption' superimposed. I've known this for decades. (NOT THE SAME AS CLOSED CAPTIONING) see example on Doug D's A . . . LOL 

You've seen them for decades and decades and just didn't know 'it had a name'.

It's just an industry-specific term. And it's cool to learn new words.

I would say that speaking plainly with proper spelling is a better way to communicate. 

An old guy held up the line the other day at the drugstore asking the clerk if she knew what 'entropy' was . . . and hilariously, he did not explain it accurately AT ALL. Another old guy moved him out of the way. LOL

UNNECESSARY 'big words' DO NOT ELEVATE.

It simply makes the speaker look condescending.

Condescension repels.

When you post how well educated and articulate you are, and misspell the word 'grammar' . . . well . . . (yeah, I saw that here recently . . . o.O)

KISS! 

Nov 14, 2019 05:39 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
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I don't believe that it elevates the speaker, Annette. How could it if it interrupts the flow of the data being passed when the listener doesn't know the term?

And, yes, we do see it in our business.

Nov 14, 2019 05:17 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
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When it comes to the media, they are so far slanted left, that it is no longer news it is them broadcasting their opinion. When it comes to real estate, what i say will be geared towards who my audience is. Such as a client or just the public. I want to portray my message in a positve light which always promotes my self and or my services. 

Nov 14, 2019 05:15 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
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People try to impress all the time using words that they sometimes don't understand themselves.

Nov 14, 2019 06:38 AM
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
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I admit I had to Google "chyrons" Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 .

I have NOT noticed agents here talking above their heads.

Nov 14, 2019 06:28 AM
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
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Reality management control is their key.  Each of us has our own version of reality.  but what is reality?  

Nov 14, 2019 06:21 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
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Don't we get that from NAR and local boards!

 

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Nov 14, 2019 05:48 AM
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Michael Jacobs
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Nov 14, 2019 08:38 AM
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Roy Kelley
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Nope.

Nov 14, 2019 07:49 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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Live Hearing vs. Dead Hearing? 

The goal of communication is to ensure people understand the message.  Using a word that may not be understood can easily be explained, such as, agency. 

Nov 14, 2019 07:42 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Gibberish, meaningless and distraction all want a turn...

Nov 14, 2019 07:22 AM
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Bob Crane
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Surprised anyone would write an article on use of Chyrons, or that anyone would spend time reading it.

Nov 14, 2019 07:22 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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I've not seen that used in real estate....

Nov 14, 2019 07:07 AM
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John Juarez
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We must always be careful that our use of jargon does not reduce the significance of the message that we are attempting to get across.

Nov 14, 2019 04:26 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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I learned a long time ago to keep the "Jargon" out of conversation (thank you Landmark).  It easily one of the top two or three things from Landmark that has most impacted my career, in both the corporate world and in real estate.  Simple explanations, in commonly understood language, makes explaining complicated problems SO much easier.  Many times in executive board meetings I'd be told "You're the first person to ever explain that in an understandable manner" which brought me a great level of respect and people stopped dreading having to hear the "IT Guy" speak.

Nov 14, 2019 03:41 PM
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If someone has to go back and explain what they meant or the look is 'deer in the headlights', it is lost in translation. Clear, concise language rules in any setting!

Nov 14, 2019 08:02 AM
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Joan Cox
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Ok

Nov 27, 2019 11:03 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
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Annette,

Neither one of us is a fan of jargon.  And the media is biased whichever way their ad checks grow...A

Nov 15, 2019 07:35 AM