Comments on: Cut the Corporate Speak http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/ Work Better. Live Better. Wed, 23 May 2012 22:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: What did you say? « Write in the Midwest http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-16095 What did you say? « Write in the Midwest Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:34:17 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-16095 [...] and the web is cluttered with blogs proclaiming, “Let’s Outlaw Corporate Jargon” and “Cut the Corporate Speak.” The phrase “throwing someone under the bus” has now been thrown under the bus. Most of us no [...] [...] and the web is cluttered with blogs proclaiming, “Let’s Outlaw Corporate Jargon” and “Cut the Corporate Speak.” The phrase “throwing someone under the bus” has now been thrown under the bus. Most of us no [...]

]]> By: Rick http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-4080 Rick Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:28:08 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-4080 My email tagline: At the end of the day, we're boots-on-the-gound going forward on the critical path of applying our core competency and following best practices, thinking outside-the-box and using our bandwidth to dialogue with you in order to identify a right-sized, best of breed solution to your action items in order to harvest some low-hanging fruit for your mission critical deliverables while avoiding a paradigm shift. (Corporate-speak 2010 style) My email tagline:

At the end of the day, we’re boots-on-the-gound going forward on the critical path of applying our core competency and following best practices, thinking outside-the-box and using our bandwidth to dialogue with you in order to identify a right-sized, best of breed solution to your action items in order to harvest some low-hanging fruit for your mission critical deliverables while avoiding a paradigm shift. (Corporate-speak 2010 style)

]]> By: My Blog » Blog Archive » Weekly Grab Bag – March 13, 2010 http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3932 My Blog » Blog Archive » Weekly Grab Bag – March 13, 2010 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:36:49 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3932 [...] Cut the Corporate Speak(WorkAwesome) - There is no quicker way to get somebody to tune you out at work then to start [...] [...] Cut the Corporate Speak(WorkAwesome) - There is no quicker way to get somebody to tune you out at work then to start [...]

]]> By: devesh http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3670 devesh Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:16:40 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3670 Hi Michelle, i am a regualr visitor to your blog... every time i run out of ideas at workplace... or just want to read something new... grasp better ideas... just like your articles... i immediately shoot in at workawesome crazy stuff here... i do learn a lot...yours is my most favorite bookmark site.... Devesh India Hi Michelle,
i am a regualr visitor to your blog… every time i run out of ideas at workplace… or just want to read something new… grasp better ideas… just like your articles… i immediately shoot in at workawesome
crazy stuff here… i do learn a lot…yours is my most favorite bookmark site….

Devesh
India

]]> By: Mike Fischer http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3662 Mike Fischer Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:31:31 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3662 My favorite (not!) phrase is "Space age technology". Doesn't that imply it's from the '50s and '60s? My favorite (not!) phrase is “Space age technology”. Doesn’t that imply it’s from the ’50s and ’60s?

]]> By: JT http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3316 JT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:51 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3316 I'm sorry to read that 'Mission Critical' made your list! It probably is misused and abused all the time, but I work for an architecture firm that specializes in 'mission critical' project types, mostly data centers. In this case, the mission of the building is critical because there is no tolerance for downtime or system failure. (Would cost millions in lost productivity and potentially lawsuits against hosting companies). Not entirely sure what the military has in mind though... Do agree with 'wrap your mind around _____' In my line of work, that is virtually saying that 'I don't know, I'm stalling and can't tell you that we haven't looked at the problem yet.' I’m sorry to read that ‘Mission Critical’ made your list! It probably is misused and abused all the time, but I work for an architecture firm that specializes in ‘mission critical’ project types, mostly data centers. In this case, the mission of the building is critical because there is no tolerance for downtime or system failure. (Would cost millions in lost productivity and potentially lawsuits against hosting companies).

Not entirely sure what the military has in mind though…

Do agree with ‘wrap your mind around _____’ In my line of work, that is virtually saying that ‘I don’t know, I’m stalling and can’t tell you that we haven’t looked at the problem yet.’

]]> By: Julius http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3309 Julius Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:14:18 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3309 It is really important to use simple language and avoid these types of jargon, because they either lessen or weaken the substance of a site's content. I think that everytime we're writing something, we should ask ourselves "Is this the way I would say things in an informal conversation?". This is what I do whenever I notice that what I'm writing is getting too "corporate". It is really important to use simple language and avoid these types of jargon, because they either lessen or weaken the substance of a site’s content. I think that everytime we’re writing something, we should ask ourselves “Is this the way I would say things in an informal conversation?”. This is what I do whenever I notice that what I’m writing is getting too “corporate”.

]]> By: Tim Sanchez http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3302 Tim Sanchez Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:51 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3302 Very well written MIchelle. I enjoyed it. I'm often told that I'm concise, to the point, even blunt in some cases. I always take that as a compliment. Off to check out michelleburleson.com now. Very well written MIchelle. I enjoyed it.

I’m often told that I’m concise, to the point, even blunt in some cases. I always take that as a compliment.

Off to check out michelleburleson.com now.

]]> By: Ben Brooks http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3300 Ben Brooks Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:48 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3300 Great thoughts, I have seen far to many websites that attempt to be clever when describing themselves. The only problem is that the only people that truly understand the cleverness, are the ones who wrote it. Great thoughts, I have seen far to many websites that attempt to be clever when describing themselves. The only problem is that the only people that truly understand the cleverness, are the ones who wrote it.

]]> By: Brad http://workawesome.com/office-life/cut-the-corporate-speak/#comment-3295 Brad Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:42:04 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=2148#comment-3295 Great post. I'm glad somebody put this into words. At the end of the day (ha!) heavy buzz word usage indicates lazy writing. I think it's that simple. Great post. I’m glad somebody put this into words.

At the end of the day (ha!) heavy buzz word usage indicates lazy writing. I think it’s that simple.

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