Couldn’t agree more (I’m a retired editor/proofreader). I used to work with mechanical and electrical engineers, translating their work into a form the average person could understand. During the pandemic I was just going crazy because I could see what was happening: the scientists were speaking their language, politicians were speaking …
Couldn’t agree more (I’m a retired editor/proofreader). I used to work with mechanical and electrical engineers, translating their work into a form the average person could understand. During the pandemic I was just going crazy because I could see what was happening: the scientists were speaking their language, politicians were speaking their language and their target audience couldn’t understand any of it. Remember the story of the Tower of Babel? Things were great until everyone suddenly started speaking different languages, then what they created fell into ruin. I believe all stakeholders (politicians, scientists, and average Americans) need to work together to create messaging that’s accurate, easy to understand, and accessible.
Couldn’t agree more (I’m a retired editor/proofreader). I used to work with mechanical and electrical engineers, translating their work into a form the average person could understand. During the pandemic I was just going crazy because I could see what was happening: the scientists were speaking their language, politicians were speaking their language and their target audience couldn’t understand any of it. Remember the story of the Tower of Babel? Things were great until everyone suddenly started speaking different languages, then what they created fell into ruin. I believe all stakeholders (politicians, scientists, and average Americans) need to work together to create messaging that’s accurate, easy to understand, and accessible.