Professional language: understanding and being understood. (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bryson, David
• Is Part Of: Journal of visual communication in medicine. Volume 39:Number 3/4(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 158
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: Professional -- language -- CPD -- communication; Medical illustration -- Periodicals; 610.208
• DOI: 10.1080/17453054.2016.1246942
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-3054

Abstract

Abstract: Language is a vital means of communication and education plays a key role in developing both our general language capabilities but also our use of 'Professional language'. Learning a professional language is like being inducted into the profession through the shared use of arcane and often obscure words and terminology. What makes sense to a 'Professional' could well be gobbledygook/meaningless/nonsense to anyone else. This CPD activity is designed to encourage us to think about how we speak and communicate. In a multicultural country, we have to be aware of both how we communicate and also how colleagues and patients are communicating.