but are often rather counter productive
when it comes to explaining business and consulting terms to outsiders (figure
4). Consultants tend to use ‘TLA’s’ (three letter acronyms) to simplify, but also
to avoid having to explain the content behind it. Ask them, if you don’t understand
the business jargon! It is likely that you are not the only individual who
should ask questions – even the speaker might not really know what he is talking
about.