Kim Kiel

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80: How to remove jargon from your marketing and copywriting (and why it’s a must)

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It’s time to remove the jargon from your marketing and copywriting!

Why?

Our audience will feel like outsiders if we don't speak the same language as them.

When you use industry jargon and buzzwords in your messaging, you risk alienating your audience and making them feel stupid or left out.

So in this episode of ill communication, I want to share a couple of really quick and easy strategies to help you eliminate jargon from your copy and messaging.


Topics We Cover in This Episode:

  • What the studies show about using jargon in your messaging

  • How eliminating jargon boosts persuasion and sales

  • Simple ways to get rid of the jargon in your copy

  • Tools you can use to make this easy


Your audience doesn't have time to Google or visit Wikipedia to translate your message. You have to do that for them. And when you cut down on the jargon and write in plain language, you're helping your reader connect and converse with you.

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Links to the studies mentioned: https://www.michbar.org/file/barjournal/article/documents/pdf4article1900.pdf

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.1178

https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/articles/health-care-plain-language-study/


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