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Buzzwords = Bad

Corporate buzz words confuse meaning How to But the more we hear them, the more "normal" they sound spot jargon, then substitute what you really mean This is bad. Semantic shortcuts smother fresh thinking and creative descriptions But, you can spot jargón and learn how to substitute what you really mean Most despised corporate buzzwords Synergy (29%) O Low-hanging Fruit (31%) O Outside the Box (40%) O CareerBuilder asked 5,000 workers to choose the buzzwords they hated the most. Here are the top three results ... http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/most dasnisad-comorate-huzzwords/Ä70a Sleuthing tips and hints . .. No! Yes! Nouns as Verbs If it's a person, place or thing, it can't'also be an action "to noodle" "to gift" "to ideate" "to calendarize" to mull to give to Think to jot in a calendar No! Yes! Verbs as Nouns the ask the takeaway actionable deliverable the request the main point task what's due Can either be an action or a thing -- not both Odd Office Work No! Yes! Unless you're a giftwrapper, gardener or choir director...avoid "out of the box" "low-hanging fruit" "on the same song sheet" unique easy сооperating No! Yes! Nonsense Expressions that make no sense, in any context. "boil the ocean" "drink from a fire hose" "build the plane while flying it" anything that actually describes the situation! Find other ways to spot http://www.gaylordllc.com/blog Gaylord and banish jargon here: © 2013 all rights reserved Corporate buzz words confuse meaning How to But the more we hear them, the more "normal" they sound spot jargon, then substitute what you really mean This is bad. Semantic shortcuts smother fresh thinking and creative descriptions But, you can spot jargón and learn how to substitute what you really mean Most despised corporate buzzwords Synergy (29%) O Low-hanging Fruit (31%) O Outside the Box (40%) O CareerBuilder asked 5,000 workers to choose the buzzwords they hated the most. Here are the top three results ... http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/most dasnisad-comorate-huzzwords/Ä70a Sleuthing tips and hints . .. No! Yes! Nouns as Verbs If it's a person, place or thing, it can't'also be an action "to noodle" "to gift" "to ideate" "to calendarize" to mull to give to Think to jot in a calendar No! Yes! Verbs as Nouns the ask the takeaway actionable deliverable the request the main point task what's due Can either be an action or a thing -- not both Odd Office Work No! Yes! Unless you're a giftwrapper, gardener or choir director...avoid "out of the box" "low-hanging fruit" "on the same song sheet" unique easy сооperating No! Yes! Nonsense Expressions that make no sense, in any context. "boil the ocean" "drink from a fire hose" "build the plane while flying it" anything that actually describes the situation! Find other ways to spot http://www.gaylordllc.com/blog Gaylord and banish jargon here: © 2013 all rights reserved

Buzzwords = Bad

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An infographic that offers data about the most despised corporate buzzwords and gives tips for spotting them and then substituting what you really mean, instead.

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