Now's a good time — if you have the bandwidth — to touch base about a pain point that's evidently bothering many white-collar workers: office jargon. The business buzzwords (or corporate cliches, if ...

The BBC's Clare Arthurs looks at some of the jargon often used in the news and news reporting. Clare Arthurs on: news jargon special words and phrases that are used and understood by people who work ...

'It's a shared language... There's something quite inspiring about the fact that it's a co-creation' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews ...

People are constantly "double-clicking" topics, "pinging" colleagues and "aligning on learnings". This word salad is maddening – so why have workers thrown up their hands and embraced it? Corporate ...

Roland Denning hits the books and uncovers some of the obscure origins of film lingo still in everyday use. Every trade has its jargon. New terms need to be invented for new practices, but sometimes ...

A Calgary councillor has submitted a notice of motion that calls on city hall to use plain language in an effort to be more inclusive — again. In 2011, city council approved a motion put forward by ...

“Complexity, jargon, management speak, passive language, bloat and just plain muppetry. These are the enemies of good customer marketing communications.” I opened a keynote speech with those words ...

If you’re a boss who manages Gen Z workers — a task you sometimes find akin to “herding cats” — it’s time to throw cold water on “boiling the ocean.” There’s a generation language gap in the workplace ...

This week, the Chronicle of Philanthropy launches a new monthly opinion column — “Watch Your Language” — that aims to help nonprofit professionals reduce jargon and communicate in ways that build ...