An exercise covering the jargon and buzzwords of modern business English. Love them or loathe them, these expressions are part of the corporate vocabulary — and you need to know them.
📚 Key vocabulary synergy — the concept that combining two or more elements produces a greater result than the sum of their individual effects bandwidth (figurative) — a person's or team's capacity to take on additional work or responsibilities deep dive — a thorough and detailed examination of a particular topic, problem, or project low-hanging fruit — tasks or opportunities that are easily achievable and can produce quick, visible results move the needle — to make a noticeable or meaningful difference to a metric, goal, or outcome thought leader — an individual recognized as an authority and innovator in a specific field or industry leverage (verb) — to use an existing resource, asset, or advantage to maximize results circle back — to return to a topic or conversation at a later time after initial discussion value-add — something that provides additional benefit or worth beyond what is normally expected agility — the ability of an organization to respond quickly and effectively to changes in the market or environment
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. We've got to make sure everyone is ____________________ for ( = everyone agrees to) our final implementation.
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2. Paul, Javier, you guys are going to ____________________ on this. ( = be working together on this)
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3. Well, we just got our ____________________ orders. ( = instructions)
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4. A characteristic of a service or product that raises its perceived value is known as a "value-____________________".
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5. Technology is a shifting ____________________. ( = Technology is something that always changes)
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6. Let's ____________________. = Let's talk.
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7. We're going to have to ____________________ ( = tell the truth) and let him know we are five weeks behind schedule.
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8. This initiative will create the ____________________ needed to take our business to the next level.
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9. This kind of corporate office jargon is sometimes referred to as ____________________.
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10. To "get the ball ____________________" means to start something.
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