This is painful. If, as an employee you're so engrossed in technical jargon that you can't explain it at an understandable and reasonable level to a competent

This is painful. If, as an employee you're so engrossed in technical jargon that you can't explain it at an understandable and reasonable level to a competent adult, there's a problem. Likewise, as a manager, you memorized some flashcards and now "understand" enough to throw around some buzzwords and jargon, that's going to have it's own set of problems. Talk like a human, ask questions, and don't be an idiot.