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Laconic Writing:
s/he, s/his,...

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Abbreviated form of he and she for faster writing and reading

 

Synopsis as Result-oriented Communication rapid learning course

 

Vadim Kotelnikov (VadiK), innopreneur coaching by example

Laconic writing: I use "s/he" instead of "she or he", "s/him"  instead of "her or him", "s/his" instead of "her or his", "s/himself" instead of "herself or himself" in my writings.

Vadim Kotelnikov, founder of 1000ventures - personal logo VadiK

Inventor

Author

Founder

 

   

Examples

 

 

 

 

As a Blogger, keep in mind that every time an Internet surfer logs in, over 3,000 posts and stories are competing for s/his attention.

 

Speak Impactfully

'Aha!' moments

 

 

 

As a Leader, embody and live your vision like an actor who transforms into s/his character. You can't tell a real singer from the song. Similarly, you can't tell a true leader from s/his quest for positive change.

 

The Art of Leadership

Deep Immersion

 

 

 

Insightful questions indicate that a person has an idea or a problem on which s/he is working, and wants to learn more about it. S/he wants to explore and broaden s/his ideas and/or understanding by asking someone to help s/him think through s/his ideas or problems on s/his own.

 

Types of Questions

Insightful Questions

Awakening Question

Inventive Questions

 

 

 

Win-Win Conflict Resolution: ask the other to state s/his position and to get s/his feelings out, else s/he wont be ready for the remaining steps.

 

Universal Win-Win Approach to Conflict Resolution

 

 

 

Elevator speech (aka "the elevator pitch") refers to a recital a person gives in 30 to 60 seconds  to introduce s/himself, s/his idea, or s/his company impactfully.

 

Elevator Speech

Written Elevator Pitch

 

 

 

Coaching: The goal of a coach is to bring out the possibilities in a player and improve s/his  individual's capacity to focus, learn, and innovate.

 

Coaching

Coaching by Example

 

 

 

As a Seller, talk less, listen to your prospect's point of view instead. Demonstrate that you approve of s/his views.

 

Salesperson

Sell Benefits

 

 

 

Head of Growth is a T-shaped executive who is focused on scaling s/his company as quickly and sustainably as possible.

 

Head of Growth

Growth Hacking

 

 

 

 

PS: The laconic writing "s/he" doesn't work perfectly in the cultures that have more than 2 genders.

 

Cultural Intelligence

Cultural Differences

 

 

 

 

   

How to use this information

 

 

 

 

① "Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." ~ Bruce Lee

② Sleep on this information – your powerful superconscious mind will tell you how to use it when you wake up

  Impactful Communication: use the right words

 

Slides

 

Impactful Communication

 

Notes