Get to the Point! – A Short and Snappy Guide

Q: What is this book about?A: Get to the Point is a short, sharp, no-nonsense guide that helps you escape the toxic trap of modern business jargon. It teaches you how to reject corporate gobbledygook and embrace clear, simple, powerful communication in the workplace.Q: Who is this book for?A: For anyone overwhelmed by buzzwords, baffling reports, and pretentious corporate language. It's for executives, managers, employees, and professionals who are tired of scratching their heads at phrases like "synergy," "value-add," "leverage," "paradigm," "core competency," and "horizontal solutions."Q: What problems does this book address?A: The book tackles the real damage caused by jargon: confusion, miscommunication, wasted time, poor decisions, and the mistaken belief that complicated language equals intelligence. It shows how jargon encourages foolishness, slows down work, and destroys clarity.Q: What will I learn?A: You will learn how to simplify your communication, avoid unnecessary complexity, speak clearly, and write in a way that everyone understands. You will also learn how to become a better listener so you can decode jargon, challenge unclear language, and demand clarity from others.Q: Why is simplicity so important in business communication?A: Because simplicity leads to faster decisions, fewer misunderstandings, stronger teamwork, and sharper thinking. As the book explains, simplicity is not a lack of sophistication, it is sophistication.Q: What topics and chapters does the book cover?A: It includes:The Gobbledygook - identifying nonsenseThe Risks of Jargon - how jargon harms your career and workplaceIf you are the Communicator - how to speak and write with clarityIf you are the Listener - how to spot, challenge, and cut through jargon; Thejendra Sreenivas is a Technology manager with nearly 28+ years of experience in the IT industry handling a variety of technical roles & projects. He is also an Author and Life Skills coach. He offers personalized coaching in Self-Publishing, Financial Literacy, IT Asset Management, and various Self-Improvement concepts. He has also written 20+ mild & wild books on a number of subjects. His inspiration for writing unique books comes from Toni Morrison who said, "If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."Please visit his web cave - www.thejendra.com for details of his books, articles and coaching information. The Executive Self Help Novel is a series of short non-fiction books on business management, leadership, inspirational, motivational and self-improvement topics. Each book is an imaginary discussion between a retired professor who thinks unconventionally and a corporate executive who thinks like the crowd. This is a unique professor who thinks, "What is popular may not be right, and what is right may not be popular."Most self-help books are normally written in a textbook or step-by-step guide format. But these books are written like a novel in a conversational style with interactive lectures, candid arguments, and idle talk between the two who belong to different generations. Each book discusses some self-improvement concept or an aspect of the executive's personal or professional life and the professor enlightens, alters, or completely demolishes the executive's earlier thinking and assumptions. The first book in the series is The Power of Laziness followed by The Extreme Minimalist and others. However, each book can be read independently.