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 ...

Imagine you’re hiring for an important position in your company and two candidates come in to interview. One peppers his sentences with jargon. The other speaks plainly in everyday language. What can ...

How well can you “talk shop”? Workplace jargon—defined as terms that are non-transparent, require explanation and are specific to the corporate world—is the subject of a new study by LinkedIn and ...

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 global survey found most employees are overwhelmed by corporate vocabulary and clichés. But experts say there's a surprising social function behind all that officespeak. At a glance, these phrases ...

If you’ve ever felt like your manager is speaking an entirely different language during a team meeting or conference call, you’re not alone. Despite its presence on the tips of countless executives’ ...