Words are imperfect containers of meaning
On the topic of communication.
Words are imperfect containers of meaning. But it’s the best things we have to communicate.
(So use them with care)
Something I wrote down, derived from a conversation I recently had.
In our daily office communication, words are all we really get to use — either written on Slack or emails or perhaps in spoken form.
Worth thinking about whether everyone will interpret specific words the same way as you intended. Think through that. 🤔 Is there a different word that would carry a certain idea better? Alternate ones? Easier ones?
As Founders, communication is one of the most important roles we have (our team, our customers, investors, media, regulators, naysayers… et al).
And yet, words are all we get to use.
Think carefully.