You Should Never Sound Too Smart!

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"You Should Never Sound Too Smart!"

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What's up steemians, Hope you guys are enjoying your Christmas!

Sometimes earlier on as I was going through this article I came across some cool facts about why "You Should Never Sound Too Smart". These facts are from some of the greatest tech revolutionist i.e Elon Musk, The late Steve Jobs and Richard Branson.

According to the article

It’s not easy making things simple, especially when your first thought is that you need to “sound smart” so people will respect your authority. However, simpler is always better,

Here are some ways on how to make things simple;

Always use simple sentences

"Simplicity is The Ultimate Sophistication!"

This quote from the Steve Jobs actually simplifies everything out. "Steve Jobs made a point of making all of his presentations simply worded and easy to process. Sentences were short and there was no jargon in sight."

Think back to Apple’s 1997 Think Different campaign. It began with: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes.” Then it ended with: “Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

This turned out to be one of the most inspiring campaign created by Apple. The simplicity of the message is a clear reason why. Always make sure to use short and precise messages when sending out important messages.

"Cut out nonsense words!"

"Cut out nonsense words", this is Elon Musk to his Tesla employees.

Elon Musk sent a company-wide email to his Tesla employees, where he told them to cut the jargon and “nonsense words” when describing the company’s software and processes. He wrote, “We don’t want people to have to memorize a glossary just to function at Tesla.”

"In the same way, people shouldn’t have to Google every other word to fully understand your ideas either. If you’re an entrepreneur with a website, check your pages for any industry-specific words that the average person may not understand. It’ll make a huge difference source."

Not to “be the fool”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

This is according to Richard Branson, he also says

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

“What this means for you.”

"Explaining something simply is much harder to do than it sounds and can take some getting used to.

Sometimes it can feel like trying to explain what music sounds like or the taste of snow. But it can be done, and it’ll be worth it when you realize that your words left an impact because everyone understood them perfectly.

So whenever you’re about to give your next pitch or tell a friend what your latest big idea is all about, remember these words by Steve Jobs source"

"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."

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