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, ...
Business jargon, business clichés, corporate speak….these terms refer to phrases we all hear in the office every day that are overused and annoying, and one recent survey has finally confirmed what ...
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 ...
If you’re using terms like “make hay” and “peel the onion” in your job ads, stop. Just stop. Even words like “dynamic” and “self-starter” can trip a reader up. According to an analysis of 6.3 million ...
Jargon infects most groups, but is particularly concerning in religious ones. Defined as "special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to ...
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.