Concerned about potential negative effects

• Identify when jargon is proper. When credibility is important, jargon may be useful. When understanding and engagement of a varied audience are necessary, excessive jargon can be costly.
• Ask yourself if you can communicate the same idea in a simpler way.
• If you want to reduce excessive jargon use in your company, start from the top.
• Letting others know why you want to refrain from excessive jargon sends a message that you're confident in your abilities and more interested in being understood.

Jargon refers to terms, expressions, or acronyms specific to a particular industry or professional group.

People enjoy complaining about jargon, saying it is hard to understand, pretentious, and unnecessary. Many industries and government leaders criticize it, but ...