Stop Assuming, Start Communicating

We swap brutally honest stories where one small assumption turns a simple message into wasted time, lost money, and awkward apologies. We dig into how language, accent, and “shortcut thinking” derail clarity, then share better ways to check understanding without shaming anyone.• defining communication as exchange through speech, writing, signals, and behaviour• UK English versus Canadian English versus American English and why “same language” still misfires• Sharon’s green ink story and how missing specificity creates avoidable errors• Peter’s wrong garage clearance and the real cost of guessing• the HP client brief that went off the rails after blagging through confusion• accent and pronunciation issues like Fatty versus Faddy and speaking too fast• idioms and slang like “barking” and “blimey” needing context• replacing “does that make sense?” with better questions and play-back checksIf you want any more info or to let us know what you'd like us to talk about, go to the website beabetteru.ca and there'll be a link called podcast.Have a question, a comment, or want to find out more? go to https://www.beabetteryou.ca/Podcast thoughtfully produced by https://www.isleofsound.ca/