306. The Mystery of Corporate Jargon & Management Speak (Part 1) with Paul Taylor

306. The Mystery of Corporate Jargon & Management Speak (Part 1) with Paul Taylor

Why do people in meetings at work keep talking about "thinking outside the box"? Why does my boss say we need to "get all our ducks in a row"? And why does my project manager want to "touch base with me offline"? If it's all a mystery to you, don't worry - LEP is here to decode all this weird language. If you work in an office in an English-speaking country I'm sure you'll have heard of 'corporate jargon' or 'management speak'. This is one of the things that people complain about the most, in offices all around the UK. It seems that managers, bosses, project managers, corporate leaders all speak a strange version of English full of bizarre idioms, over-complicated metaphors and unnecessarily big words. But what is 'management speak', why do people use it, and why do people find it so annoying? In this episode I'm joined by former Apple employee Paul Taylor as we 'peel back the onion' and decode the phenomenon of management speak. Listen to find out all the details and to learn some management speak in the process. Click here for transcripts and notes http://wp.me/p4IuUx-5aE

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49. Stand Up Comedy (with Claudia)

49. Stand Up Comedy (with Claudia)

Guest presenter Claudia Edwards interviews Luke about Stand Up Comedy. Vocabulary notes are included below. http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/stand-up-comedy/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

15 Helmi 201023min

48. Useful Expressions for Travelling (with Claudia)

48. Useful Expressions for Travelling (with Claudia)

Really useful vocabulary and pronunciation practise for you. Learn and use natural expressions for making conversations when travelling or on holiday. FOR VOCABULARY NOTES PLEASE CLICK HERE http://te...

11 Helmi 201049min

47. Travelling in Vietnam

47. Travelling in Vietnam

An interview with me about my holiday in Vietnam. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/travelling-in-vietnam/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

24 Tammi 201036min

46. I'm on Holiday! I'll be back in a couple of weeks.

46. I'm on Holiday! I'll be back in a couple of weeks.

I had a great Christmas with my family, and now I'm flying to Vietnam to get some sunshine, do some travelling and have a good time. I'm coming back to the UK in the middle of January, and I'll tell y...

27 Joulu 20092min

45. Luke & Andy's Crime Stories (with Andy Johnson)

45. Luke & Andy's Crime Stories (with Andy Johnson)

A conversation with my friend Andy. We share some anecdotes. Following on from episode 44 they're also about petty crime. Some samples of vocabulary and expressions are listed below. I give definition...

21 Joulu 20091h 4min

44. Telling Anecdotes

44. Telling Anecdotes

Improve your speaking by telling interesting and amusing anecdotes. In this episode you'll learn about anecdotes, listen to a couple of stories told by some BBC radio DJs and learn some new vocabulary...

16 Joulu 200958min

42. London Video Interviews Pt 3 - Audio Only

42. London Video Interviews Pt 3 - Audio Only

For a transcript, and to watch the video click here http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/london-video-interviews-pt-3/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Joulu 20096min

40. Health / Feeling ill - Phrasal Verbs & Expressions [Originally Published in November 2009]

40. Health / Feeling ill - Phrasal Verbs & Expressions [Originally Published in November 2009]

This episode is filled with vocabulary relating to health, feeling ill, catching a cold and common symptoms. To read vocabulary notes (including lists of the phrasal verbs and expressions in this epis...

19 Marras 200939min

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