Fluidly using the right jargon, and signaling that you ‘know stuff’ without sounding like you’re trying hard too show that you know stuff, requires a fair amount of intelligence. (Incidentally, an inability to maintain a natural flow of conversation when someone knows a lot of stuff is one way highly intelligent people reveal that their social acuity is not that high. Their IQ may be extremely high, but a five minute interview can often easily identify these things.)
A certain degree of being articulate and appropriately assertive can be trained – I think I see this happen in the military. However, I don’t think it’s a fake signal, I think this training really results in greater general intelligence, or greater ability to succeed in any case.
The right jargon, and sounding like you know stuff (otherwise called being assertive), goes a long way.
Fluidly using the right jargon, and signaling that you ‘know stuff’ without sounding like you’re trying hard too show that you know stuff, requires a fair amount of intelligence. (Incidentally, an inability to maintain a natural flow of conversation when someone knows a lot of stuff is one way highly intelligent people reveal that their social acuity is not that high. Their IQ may be extremely high, but a five minute interview can often easily identify these things.)
A certain degree of being articulate and appropriately assertive can be trained – I think I see this happen in the military. However, I don’t think it’s a fake signal, I think this training really results in greater general intelligence, or greater ability to succeed in any case.