Vocabulary is key

If you're trying to work on a production set and you don't know the difference between a mafer clamp and a turtle stand you won't get very far. Broadcasting is like every other industry that looks down their nose at anyone who can't communicate fluidly with their pros.
In broadcasting we have a slight advantage because the tech talk we use creeps into everyone’s vernacular. “Cut to the chase” use to be a director’s way of telling the editor we are out of time for the story just cut to the chase sequence and end the movie. Another phrase common to us today is being jipped meaning not getting the whole thing. This of course was taken from broadcasters who had to miss part of a show so they Joined In Progress or JIP’ed the next show. Tech talk became common speech even if no one realized where it came from. So if you’re new to an industry, piece of software, or job the first thing you should do is learn the vocabulary. While you’re at it wouldn’t hurt to brush up on the English language in general. So many people are at a loss for words so they end up sounding ignorant of their job when in fact they just can’t find the words to articulate the problem. Or they use the wrong words to express themselves and end up sounding worse than if they wouldn’t have said anything at all. Don’t be a neophyte all your life explore words and be convivial at every game of Scrabble.