[willprice89]

> You have to be willing to be direct and to the point. Beating around the bush only shows you don’t believe that what you need to say is valid or worthy. Stuttering or dancing around the topic at hand conveys uncertainty and undermines your position. You must be intentional and explicit in what you say, if you want the other party to fully grasp where you are coming from.

I don't know about the premise of the article but this suggestion definitely resonates with me. It's easy enough for misunderstandings to arise even when people are trying their best to communicate what they mean. Once you start beating around the bush it's almost guaranteed the other party is going to hear something completely different than what you intent.