A tip I give my Desi MBA and MIS and Data Science students in this country is to always avoid using business or tech acronyms from India when talking here. The earlier you learn that no one knows FMCG here, you should say CPG instead, the smoother your communications will be.
Recently a student was making an otherwise great presentation on segmentation analysis but kept saying OTT data this and OTT data that and I could see most of the non desi audience was confused. I had to strategically interrupt and say, btw OTT means streaming.
Now, in context, of course an American business student will figure out that OTT means Netflix etc. The business press does use the term. But out of context, especially in a presentation, OTT is just a slang term that means over the top, not Netflix.
In general, if you're new to the US, it is good to pretty much avoid ALL acronyms in presentations and formal or academic conversations for a year. By then you'll get the hang of it automatically.
But just avoid all acronyms, use their full forms. Tip from your friendly prof.
But just avoid all acronyms, use their full forms. Tip from your friendly prof.
I blame Indian newspapers for this. They turn everything into an acronym! There will be headlines like "CWC demands CAG STF on PWD FIR" and non Indians will be like, what???
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