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  • 20 Feb 2014

    Are We All Speaking the Same Language?

    How many times have you found yourself in meetings with people who can’t avoid using ‘business speak’?

    We seem to have accepted a new language into our offices, one that is riddled with clichés and fairly meaningless phrases that often leave you on the receiving end thinking “What do they actually want me to do?”

    It seems we all need a business language dictionary that we can take into meetings so we can clearly understand what needs to get done.

    Here are a few top phrases that we hear:

    • Going forward
    • Drill-down
    • End of play 
    • Touch base
    • Low hanging fruit
    • Reach out
    • Think outside the box
    • Positive momentum
    • On my plate
    • At the end of the day
    • Get the ball rolling
    • Close the deal 
    • Game-changing
    • Move the goal post
    • Value added
    • Win-win

    Think outside the box and tell us what other clichés creep into your workplace.

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