Spelling these days...
In recent threads there has been much posted about spelling and grammar. One poster said his teacher wasn't concerned whether he could read or write!
Language standards have continued to decline and we have now reached the stage where adults in positions of responsibility and in the public arena can't spell.
It's fine for the young one's who don't understand the implications to say, "Who cares?", however the ramifications for society are profound and long lasting. Communcation is the life-blood of society and effective communication is especially important in business. A business not able to communicate properly is going to suffer and fail and this is even more critical in the international arena where people expect to be presented with correct language, especially where our language is not their primary language.
Having a son-in-law who speaks four languages fluently and gets by in a couple more and who immigrated here from Germany, has impressed upon me the need to be accurate. His international business connections has lead to me dealing with overseas companies and has opened business opportunities for me here. We are now forming business aggreements with international and overseas companies and have begun importing product from Germany with more to come.
Were I not able to communicate accurately and effectively I would never be taken seriously and would never have the opportunities offered to me thus far. The company owners and managers I meet with need to be impressed, not only with dress and knowledge, but as importantly with clear, accurate and easily understood communication - language standards of the highest order.
As an employer, my son-in-law expects clear and accurate communication from his employees as mistakes and lack of clarity cost him time and money. He goes to great lengths to communicate efectively with staff so that they know what they need to do and he expects they will communicate clearly and effectively with customers. Many of his clients are of the "upper class", by that I mean well-off business people who expect the highest standards of workmanship and communication. Jobs he contracts for are at the high end of the market including multi-story commercial businesses in the city. As such the employees have nice shirts provided and are expected to be as clean and well dressed as the type of work allows, including shaved. If he empoyed a worker with a beard the worker would need to be well groomed, not scruffy.
The employees are often the "face" of the company and as such the company is judged by the conduct and speech of the employee. The reputation of the company can be severely damaged by poorly spoken, slovenly employees and there is only a set number of times a boss can repair damage before losing what may be a key client, costing the company a lot of money as word spreads about, or even from, the disgruntled customer.
It is not vanity to endeavour to speak and write correctly, nor is it of no consequence to refuse to learn how. It makes good sense in both a personal and business application as relationships are built or destroyed by the standard of communication. Effective language skills open up opportunities denied to those who cannot speak, read or write properly.
Rant over...
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Originally Posted by Edbear
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