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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857. Trivia Quizzes with Sarah and Fred (Part 1)

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855. Discussing Films with Cara Leopold

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854. The Invitation (Learn English with a Short Story)

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853. A Conversation with Rhiannon Carter

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852. How does it feel to be blind? (Article & Vocabulary)

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How does it feel to have a visual impairment? How do blind people navigate the world? How do other people treat you, if you are blind? And, how do we talk about blindness and other forms of disability...

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851. Rambling about The Beatles "Now and Then" 🎸

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850. Any Language You Want 📖 with Fabio Cerpelloni

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