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Quit leveraging your dialogue

29 Mar 05:45am

Filed under: Business, Communication, Corporate, Language, Society

“OK before we get going, I’d like to unpack some issues. What I want from you is blue sky thinking, people. A brain dump. Try to wrap your minds around our mission-critical objectives. We’re creating a new design language. There are some terrific synergies right now. This is a unique opportunity to value-add for our stakeholders. Think of it as a paradigm shift. Your time starts now.”

Cartoon by Jon Kudelka www.kudelka.com.au

Is it just me or is there an awful lot of corporate speak around at the moment?

It’s worse than two years ago, when Don Watson wrote his third anti-jargon book, Bendable Learnings.

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KZ says:

11:08am | 04/04/11

I’ve no objection to the genuine evolution of language, but there’s evolution - and then there’s rampant stupidity and ignorance. Worst I’ve heard? ‘Time-boxing’. Apparently it means planning a time for a meeting, or planning a schedule for a project. Who’d've thunk? If the twats in high places who impose… Read more »
Tony Collis says:

02:44am | 03/04/11

That’s actually a horrible misspelling! It’s actually meant to be an advert for a dialounge - a lounge chair that seats two people. Read more »

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