I came late into the corporate world, from that of academia. One of my earliest impressions was my disdain/outrage at a culture that communicated in bullet points. Over the years I've forced myself to change - know your audience, and all that - and I think I've achieved a judicious balance between writing in paragraphs v bullets. Brevity can still manifest in coherent sentences. But, it was such a culture shock.
I came late into the corporate world, from that of academia. One of my earliest impressions was my disdain/outrage at a culture that communicated in bullet points. Over the years I've forced myself to change - know your audience, and all that - and I think I've achieved a judicious balance between writing in paragraphs v bullets. Brevity can still manifest in coherent sentences. But, it was such a culture shock.
Universities do not prepare you for the real world, just for research.
I remember I was over-analyzing everything.