For 32 years, Rob Hall worked in agricultural banking in Ontario – sometimes at the very top of the food chain, and always on the management side of the desk. Now, he’s switched sides. He’s on the farmer’s side. And he’s eager to talk in plain language. In February, Hall launched BankSpeak, a business finance consultancy he runs out of his home office in Waterloo. His mission is to help farmers and other business people decipher the words and terms that come out of bankers’ mouths – such as “AML”, “non-recourse” and “balloon payment”. Their meanings are not always obvious, but they’re vital for business transactions. “I know the deep,