In my first entry about the word "we," I argued using the words "We decided to..." often create ambiguity. I suggested asking yourself several questions to reduce ambiguity either when you hear those words or when you are about to say them. In this entry, I will lay out the case for when using the words "We decided … [Read more...]
Your Team’s Answer is Wrong, Part 2
In response to my post entitled Your Team's Answer is Wrong, my colleague Bob Lee writes -- (You wrote) "The trainers passed out a copy of the correct answer for the case study to all of us." (emphasis added) The definite article the as opposed to the indefinite article a is a killer here. Had they framed their solution as a … [Read more...]
Your Team’s Answer is Wrong, Part 1
I had a nightmare last night. I was reliving a workshop that I took during a prior job. I think the nightmare was triggered by a box of material I found in a storage area that contained documents from that job. I noticed the box was labeled "The Dark Years."I was a participant in a three day workshop. Each of the participants was a … [Read more...]