articulate
Able to express ideas fluently, clearly and convincingly in speech.
स्पष्टवक्ता; बात को साफ़ और प्रभावी ढंग से कहने वाला
“She stays articulate even when a client interrupts her mid-demo.”
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succinct
Expressed briefly and clearly, with nothing wasted.
सारगर्भित; संक्षेप में पूरी बात कहने वाला
“Keep the status update succinct: three lines, no preamble.”
candid
Honest and straightforward, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
स्पष्टवादी; बिना लाग-लपेट सच कहने वाला
“His candid assessment of the timeline saved the team a month of denial.”
verbose
Using far more words than are needed to make a point.
शब्दबहुल; अनावश्यक रूप से लंबा बोलने वाला
“The verbose handover document buried the one instruction that mattered.”
cogent
Clear, logical and convincing enough to compel agreement.
तर्कसंगत; प्रबल और प्रतीतिकर
“She made a cogent case for delaying launch by two weeks.”
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive in a way that moves an audience.
वाग्मी; धाराप्रवाह और मर्मस्पर्शी बोलने वाला
“His eloquent close turned a sceptical room into a signed contract.”
laconic
Using very few words, sometimes to the point of bluntness.
अल्पभाषी; कम शब्दों में बात कहने वाला
“Her laconic reply to the escalation was simply: shipping Friday.”
garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters.
वाचाल; व्यर्थ ही बहुत बोलने वाला
“A garrulous colleague can turn a fifteen-minute stand-up into an hour.”
taciturn
Habitually saying very little; reserved by temperament.
अल्पभाषी; स्वभाव से कम बोलने वाला
“The taciturn architect spoke twice all meeting and both times mattered.”
persuasive
Able to influence belief or action through reasoning and delivery.
प्रतीतिकर; मनवा लेने की क्षमता रखने वाला
“The most persuasive slide was the one with a single number on it.”
diplomatic
Handling sensitive matters with tact and without giving offence.
कूटनीतिक; बात को चातुर्य और शिष्टता से संभालने वाला
“A diplomatic rewrite turned the complaint into a workable request.”
equivocate
To use ambiguous language deliberately in order to avoid commitment.
गोलमोल बोलना; साफ़ जवाब से बचना
“Do not equivocate on the delivery date in front of the client.”
enunciate
To pronounce words distinctly so every syllable is heard.
स्पष्ट उच्चारण करना; शब्दों को साफ़ बोलना
“On a conference call you must enunciate far more than in a room.”
paraphrase
To restate another person's meaning in different words.
भावार्थ कहना; अपने शब्दों में दोहराना
“Let me paraphrase your concern so we are certain I have it right.”
extemporize
To speak or perform without preparation or a script.
तत्काल कहना; बिना तैयारी के बोल देना
“When the deck failed he had to extemporize for twenty minutes.”
rapport
A relationship of mutual understanding and easy communication.
आत्मीय तालमेल; आपसी समझ भरा रिश्ता
“She built rapport with the vendor before raising the pricing issue.”
assertive
Confident and direct in stating needs without being aggressive.
आत्मविश्वासी; अपनी बात दृढ़ता से रखने वाला
“Be assertive about scope: say what you will not build, and why.”
deferential
Showing respect and yielding to another judgement or rank.
श्रद्धापूर्ण विनम्र; बड़ों का आदर करने वाला
“His deferential tone with the board masked a very firm position.”
brusque
Abrupt and curt in manner, to the point of seeming rude.
रूखा; बात में संक्षिप्त और कटु
“A brusque one-word answer in chat reads far worse than in person.”
affable
Easy to talk to; warm and approachable.
मिलनसार; सहज और सौम्य स्वभाव का
“Our affable account manager defuses arguments before they start.”
coherent
Logically ordered and internally consistent, so it is easy to follow.
संगत; तर्क से जुड़ा और सुसंबद्ध
“The proposal only became coherent after we cut two of the four goals.”
ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; not clearly defined.
द्वयर्थक; जिसके एक से अधिक अर्थ निकल सकें
“An ambiguous requirement always becomes an expensive rework ticket.”
explicit
Stated plainly and in full, leaving nothing implied.
सुव्यक्त; साफ़-साफ़ और बिना अस्पष्टता के कहा गया
“Make the escalation path explicit so nobody has to guess who to call.”
tacit
Understood or implied without being stated.
अनुक्त; बिना कहे समझ लिया गया
“There was a tacit agreement that nobody would reopen the pricing debate.”
concise
Giving a lot of information in few words.
संक्षिप्त; थोड़े शब्दों में पूरी बात कहने वाला
“A concise executive summary earns you the rest of the meeting.”
verbatim
In exactly the same words as the original.
शब्दशः; अक्षरशः ज्यों का त्यों
“He quoted the contract verbatim rather than trusting his memory.”
reticent
Unwilling to speak freely about one own thoughts or feelings.
मितभाषी; अपनी बात कहने में संकोची
“The team went reticent the moment leadership joined the call.”
conversant
Familiar with a subject well enough to discuss it competently.
सुपरिचित; किसी विषय में अच्छी जानकारी रखने वाला
“You need to be conversant with the billing model before that call.”
elucidate
To make something clear by explaining it in more detail.
स्पष्ट करना; उलझी बात को खोलकर समझाना
“Could you elucidate the fallback behaviour when the queue backs up?”
obfuscate
To make something deliberately unclear or hard to understand.
धुंधला कर देना; जानबूझकर उलझाकर अस्पष्ट बनाना
“Dense jargon can obfuscate a status that is really just red.”
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