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Cliché with a Capital C

By Ashley, Friday, 12 September 2008

Ever get tired of corporate jargon? We try really hard to stay away from clichés here at Grand & Weller. Every once in a while, it just slips out. Usually, we have a good laugh when it does.

One of the reasons we’re not cliché fans is that they tend to be pretty tacky. But beyond that, clichés clutter up communication that would otherwise be clear.

In response to a popular article this summer, the BBC asked its online readers to send in their “best worst examples” of office jargon and management speak. Here are a few of the winners – Any sound familiar?

Going forward
Incentivize
Loop back
Low-hanging fruit
Conversate
360-degree thinking
Drill down
Not enough bandwidth
Pre-plan
High altitude view

If you’d like to see the complete list (or brush up on corporate clichés from across the Atlantic), read the BBC article.