![]() ![]() Replace it with: “…one of switching gears to…” (a simple turning also works). ![]() As jargon, it gives the impression you are a nimble ninja making a quick move to something completely different. Meaning: Pivot means to turn, hinge or depend on synonyms including revolve, twist, spin, swivel, circle, swing, turn or hinge.Example: “The reality of how companies are dealing with the crisis and preparing for the recovery tells a very different story, one of pivoting to business models conducive to short-term survival along with long-term resilience and growth.”.the right communication strategy and frequency…” (The image of the jargon meter shown here – buried full into the red jargon zone for cadence – is from Science and Public’s De-Jargonizer tool.) Jargonistas use it to describe how often a scheduled event is repeated. Meaning: Cadence means a regular, repeated pattern in pitch, rhythm or flow.Example: “Managing a remote sales team is not easy, but with the right communication strategy and cadence, you can create an environment that fosters a highly effective one.”.Here’s a look at cadence and some of the other words on my jargon radar, and what you might use instead: As happened with the word “ resonate,” overuse has turned a respectable word into one that screams jargon. Quote unquote: An utterly useless phrase, unless you sandwich the words that you're quoting BETWEEN, and not after, the verbal quote marks.After running into countless uses of the word “cadence” over the past few months, I’m hopping on my Grouch Train. Onboarding: someone take the new kid out for a sandwich, for god's sake Non-hierarchical: everyone's a potential scapegoat Innovation: what we'd better be doing while we're playing battleships and snipping herbs from the office 'living wall' on company time IM (instant messaging): silent social skills killer Ideate: if you use this word, sit in the corner and think about what you've become Going forward: another way of saying 'in future' or 'from now on', because the two existing phrases weren't good enough (Tip: destroy the intellectual competition by using 'henceforth') But the coffee's from Botswana and sometimes I talk to the receptionist.Įmployee benefits: care about me as much as I do and I might stay longer "Could you please cascade this message to your teams?" = send / share / forwardĬollaboration: when the good carry the bad, and everyone gets the creditĬo-working: working from home was lonely, so now I'm paying £450 a month to be ignored here in Knightsbridge instead. Here's Tartle Media's useful corporate dictionary for those baffled by business speak.Īll hands: sounds like grounds for a tribunal, but merely a company-wide meeting, where the CEO overshares and energy levels seem (to the jaded) disturbingly highīleeding edge: because some bright spark thought 'cutting edge' wasn't cutting itīlue sky thinking: the conjuring of ideas that are both completely out of touch with reality and utterly impractical, thus almost certainly a waste of everyone's timeīYOD (bring your own device): no, your company won't be buying you a £779 iPhone XSĬascade: e.g. Yet there's nothing more irksome than jargon, particularly when English is rich with synonyms that already do the job. When it comes to language, I'm far from prescriptive. ![]()
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