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13 Corporate Jargon in English
13 Corporate Jargon in English
What does jargon mean?
Corporate jargon can also be referred to as corporate speak, corporate lingo, business
jargon, or workplace jargon. We use this term to talk about special words or expressions
that are used by a specific group and that are difficult for others to understand. The thing
about the jargon we will explore today is that there are other ways to convey the same
message with much more simple words, but it is widely common for people to just use these
expressions. Here is a piece from Forbes on what they call “the most annoying, pretentious
and useless business jargon.”
You know what, let’s circle back to the sales report later, when the director of marketing
gets here.
Matthew, how do you feel about this new project? Do you have bandwidth?
Julia, I’ll present the sales report now. Please, feel free to jump in!
Get (have) one’s ducks in a row
This means to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen.
Check out the example below for this corporate jargon in English:
They should get their ducks in a row beforehand, so they are ready to start the job when
required.
Let’s take this offline. We need to move on to the next item on the agenda.
Low-hanging fruit
This expression is used to talk about something that is easy to obtain, achieve, or take
advantage of. Take a look at the example below:
There are a lot of things that need to be completed for our project. I would suggest that we
start with the low-hanging fruit.
We’re all hoping that the new product line will move the needle on sales.
Not in my wheelhouse
This corporate jargon in English means “not within one’s area of expertise or interest;
outside of someone’s comfort zone”. Check out the example below:
On my radar
If someone or something is on your radar, you are aware of, or have thought about, them or
it. Here is a good example:
Do you have a moment? I need to pick your brain about a little situation that has come up.
Please advise
Please advise is a way to request advice, answers, clarification on a specific matter. Here is
one example: