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10 Corporate Buzzwords You Hate Using, Yet Always Seem to Come Out of Your Mouth

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We’ve all been there: You’re in a meeting, and you want to impress your colleagues and your boss. You open your mouth to speak up, but instead of saying something informative, unique, and interesting, something else ends up coming out instead: a buzzword.

We’re all guilty of occasionally using words and phrases like “synergy” and “Let's circle back” when we know we could think of something more original, so it’s about time we challenged ourselves to do better. Check out the 10 corporate buzzwords below and see if you can avoid all of these at the office for the next week.