It appears many people working in corporate offices are hauling around expensive object-detection systems that use radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects. They’re not. Again, anyone who uses this is neither creative or innovative. It means thinking creatively and innovatively. You’ll most likely need a shower on hearing it used at a meeting. This is the terrible way to say ‘let’s come up with several ideas’. This awful phrase means to do something detestable but good for the business. It is used by people with no creative ideas who are constrained by lack of imagination. It means creative ideas free from practical constraints. Blue sky thinkingĪnyone who uses this humdinger should be given a wide berth. Ever. Saying ‘Let’s touch base offline’ is worse than saying ‘Going forward’. So if someone says ‘let’s touch base offline’, a wise person will never, ever meet or talk to that person again. This one is the most hated bits of jargon of all time. The 21 most hated bits of business jargon Touch base offline
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With this in mind, below are the most annoying phrases you should avoid. It doesn’t reflect well on you for many reasons. But if you have, you may be guilty of talking tosh. Have you ever touched base offline in a thought shower while boiling the ocean, punching a puppy, and sweeping the floors for some low-hanging fruit? Perhaps not. Avoid it at all costs and avoid people who use it
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