Gen Z feels like workplace jargon is a different language, a recent LinkedIn survey found. They're also taking to TikTok to mock common corporate phrases. Here are eight of the top offenders, ...

Research shows that unclear language can undermine trust in your message. Rather than focusing on phrasing, strive to make a clear and original point, says author Joel Schwartzberg. Many pieces of ...

Everybody hates it. But everybody uses it. We’re talking about the dreaded office jargon, that peculiar corporate language consisting of cliches that manage to say nothing about everything. It’s time ...

Other of my jargon examples’ origins are a bit murky. The term “green room” reputedly comes from an old English term for a space for performers to wait before making an entrance on stage. It’s a sort ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Brown writes about business communication. “I find it frustrating to be somewhat trapped by a long-standing and robustly ...

If you’re going to work in Corporate America, there’s a whole new language you have to learn complete with witty phrases, strange abbreviations, and email sign-offs you’ve never even heard of.