Speaking personally, this is something that frequently breaks the illusion for me.
In a military, or in the sciences, clear communication is of paramount importance. Arguably the single most important directive in either field. A military officer must make themselves clear and communicate appropriately. A scientific paper is meant to convey it's findings in an understandable way, using correct technical language, so that anyone can pick it up and understand it, requiring no cultural context. The crew of USS Discovery often seem to employ very non-clear forms of communication, sometimes even about important topics.
Episodes vary quite drastically in how objectively and clearly people express themselves. People speak unclearly on the bridge at crucial times. People burst in on officers at begin addressing them informally, as only McCoy was sanctioned to do in TOS. Subjective emotional language is sometimes employed by people with backgrounds in the sciences, where they could be expressing themselves in more universal objective ways. Scientific dialogue is in particular frequently delivered in an unclear way, sometimes employing incorrect basic technical terms.
We are meant to accept that the officers of Starfleet are trained astronauts. Also potentially trained military personnel depending on your interpretation of Starfleet. They should express themselves professionally like Major Samantha Carter from Stargate SG1, or like Spock/Data if they are a science officer. As the original Star Trek writer's guide suggested, the illusion of a professional force of officers following set procedures is important to maintaining the illusion that we are watching a future navy.
In a military, or in the sciences, clear communication is of paramount importance. Arguably the single most important directive in either field. A military officer must make themselves clear and communicate appropriately. A scientific paper is meant to convey it's findings in an understandable way, using correct technical language, so that anyone can pick it up and understand it, requiring no cultural context. The crew of USS Discovery often seem to employ very non-clear forms of communication, sometimes even about important topics.
Episodes vary quite drastically in how objectively and clearly people express themselves. People speak unclearly on the bridge at crucial times. People burst in on officers at begin addressing them informally, as only McCoy was sanctioned to do in TOS. Subjective emotional language is sometimes employed by people with backgrounds in the sciences, where they could be expressing themselves in more universal objective ways. Scientific dialogue is in particular frequently delivered in an unclear way, sometimes employing incorrect basic technical terms.
We are meant to accept that the officers of Starfleet are trained astronauts. Also potentially trained military personnel depending on your interpretation of Starfleet. They should express themselves professionally like Major Samantha Carter from Stargate SG1, or like Spock/Data if they are a science officer. As the original Star Trek writer's guide suggested, the illusion of a professional force of officers following set procedures is important to maintaining the illusion that we are watching a future navy.
