Council Jargon: Play with the words
Are you into your blue sky thinking? What does cross-fertilisation mean?
After all the coverage in the media about local councils cracking down on jargon, The One Show sent Melanie Sykes to discover what all the fuss was about.
Melanie spoke to Richard Stocke who devised the list of over 200 prohibited words. It's all part of helping staff to communicate effectively, according to The Local Government Association.
But how au fait are you with work jargon?
Play a quiz to test your knowledge here and let us know how you get on.
Plus: Melanie has come up with a game to monitor the jargon in your workplace; jargon bingo!
Download Melanie's jargon bingo game here.
Print off a copy of this table for each player. Check off each square when you hear those words during a meeting. The winner is first player to get a line of four horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
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I absolutely HATE the expression "Square the Circle".
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Very disappointing item - a symposium is not "just a meeting" - it has three distinct meanings, and the one Melanie referred to is actually a meeting with an audience.
The whole subject seems a bit rich coming from TV when TV people are the very worst for jargon.
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My favourite is - boundarylessness as in - "we require greater boundarylessness in our thinking"
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Calling gas installation fitters engineers, very bad jargon, the BBC should know this......
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Rob Buckley, Worcester.
Basically, this is people just complaining about new language (or new uses for old words) that they don't like. The whole system is self-regulating - if you use jargon that people don;t understand, people won't know what you're talkig about.
What's the problem? Chilax!
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My pet hates:
Design a strawman
Elephant in the room
Quick-Win
Low Hanging Fruit
Say everything in 6 words (or less). Gets rid of jargon easily!
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The trouble with people who use jargon is they are intoxicated with the exuberance of their own verbosity. So there!!
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I hate the phrase "The first ... since....". As in "The first Irish Grand Slam since 1948" The win in 1948 means this cannot be the 'first'. Our Queen is the first Elizabeth since the previous one. Clearly a daft phrase but regrettably gaining popularity.
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My husband Alex works for Somerset County Council and comes home frequently with hideous jargonistic rubbish! Here are a few of his work expressions:
joined up thinking
golden thread
complimentarity
cross pollonation of ideas
sign-posting
clear blue water
Dreadful!!
Yours cringeingly,
Rachel Sherman.
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As an English Literature student, I am fed up with "deconstructing" poetry and "unpacking" essay titles. I am absolutely dreading entering the workplace where it looks like I'll have a whole new list of jargon to learn.
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There are some ghastly expressions in use by various people (mainly, it seems sportsmen/sportswomen).
However, the sentence which was (not quite accurately) translated to "we'll do more for less" was completely understandable anyway... Just because someone has gone to the length to explain something fully, rather than using a few words is not a bad thing. As I say, the 'translation' used doesn't actually mean the same thing.
Defence Writing has a mantra that everything should be said in the most succinct manner possible - however, it must keep its full meaning and must retain accuracy.
The comment about a new language was also laughable! Last time I checked, 'fulcrum' and 'interface' were in the English dictionary.
By all means ensure that literature informing people of what they are entitled to should be written in as clear language as possible. That should not, under any circumstances, prevent policy literature from being written using the correct, technical language.
It all seems to be another step towards the dumbing down the English language.
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How about eminent domain used in real estate in the USA wait for it it means Compulsory Purchase
What's the link????
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The one (amongst thousands) that really winds me up is when trying to get a point across I am met with "I see where you are coming from"
On one memorable occasion having received this condescending retort for the third time from a jumped up little boy wonder I told him in no uncertain words where to go,to which he went looking thoroughly dejected.
Victory for the clear speaking brigade.
William of Newbury
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If you take one word from each of the following list in order you can make any one of hundreds of meaningless sentences!!
aggregate
architect
benchmark
brand
cultivate
deliver
deploy
disintermediate
drive
e-enable
embrace
empower
enable
engage
engineer
enhance
envisioneer
evolve
expedite
exploit
extend
facilitate
generate
grow
harness
implement
incentivize
incubate
innovate
integrate
iterate
leverage
matrix
maximize
mesh
monetize
morph
optimize
orchestrate
productize
recontextualize
redefine
reintermediate
reinvent
repurpose
revolutionize
scale
seize
strategize
streamline
syndicate
synergize
synthesize
target
transform
transition
unleash
utilize
visualize
whiteboard
24/365
24/7
B2B
B2C
back-end
best-of-breed
bleeding-edge
bricks-and-clicks
clicks-and-mortar
collaborative
compelling
cross-platform
cross-media
customized
cutting-edge
distributed
dot-com
dynamic
e-business
efficient
end-to-end
enterprise
extensible
frictionless
front-end
global
granular
holistic
impactful
innovative
integrated
interactive
intuitive
killer
leading-edge
magnetic
mission-critical
next-generation
one-to-one
open-source
out-of-the-box
plug-and-play
proactive
real-time
revolutionary
rich
robust
scalable
seamless
sexy
sticky
strategic
synergistic
transparent
turn-key
ubiquitous
user-centric
value-added
vertical
viral
virtual
visionary
web-enabled
wireless
world-class
action-items
applications
architectures
bandwidth
channels
communities
content
convergence
deliverables
e-business
e-commerce
e-markets
e-services
e-tailers
experiences
eyeballs
functionalities
infomediaries
infrastructures
initiatives
interfaces
markets
methodologies
metrics
mindshare
models
networks
niches
paradigms
partnerships
platforms
portals
relationships
ROI
synergies
web-readiness
schemas
solutions
supply-chains
systems
technologies
users
vortals
web services
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I recently encountered the term "upskilling". Is there anything wrong with just saying training?
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Wrt your jargon piece. I thought it unnecessary and we need a symposium to have meaningful consultation to facilitate a menu of options reflecting our core values. Using the evidence base, you can fast track funding streams to service users.
This will require an multidisciplinary approach using seedbed and cross-fertilization methodologies to see our value-added base-lined value proposition actioned going forward .
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It seems that that with this jargon nonesense that we all have to dumb down to accomodate the masses that did not pay attention to the education so freely given.
if councils and other establishments choose to use
,what to most educated people is plain and correct english then good for them.
This is Britain after all and English is our own language...dont dumb down...educate up...
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we make up our own words including diarise.
My pet hate is acronyms, where I work we have so many you can write sentences using them. We even have our own dictionary running into tens of pages - of course that's civil service for you!
Mark, Notts
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One of my personal favourite jargon sayings is "elephant in the room" meaning the big problem neading to be resolved. Makes me laugh all the time
Mike Garaven
from Runcorn Cheshire
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I have a word template that has 3 columns. Column 1 is a Verb, column 2 is an adjective and Column 3 is a noun. You basically take any word from column 1, then one from column 2, followed by one from column 3. It doesn't matter which line you pick, it comes up with something.
Steve Johnson, Aberdeen
verbs
aggregate
architect
benchmark
brand
cultivate
deliver
deploy
disintermediate
drive
e-enable
embrace
empower
enable
engage
engineer
enhance
envisioneer
evolve
expedite
exploit
extend
facilitate
generate
grow
harness
implement
incentivize
incubate
innovate
integrate
iterate
leverage
matrix
maximize
mesh
monetize
morph
optimize
orchestrate
productize
recontextualize
reintermediate
reinvent
repurpose
revolutionize
scale
seize
strategize
streamline
syndicate
synergize
synthesize
target
transform
transition
unleash
utilize
visualize
whiteboard
adjectives
24/365
24/7
B2B
B2C
back-end
best-of-breed
bleeding-edge
bricks-and-clicks
clicks-and-mortar
collaborative
compelling
cross-platform
cross-media
customized
cutting-edge
distributed
dot-com
dynamic
e-business
efficient
end-to-end
enterprise
extensible
frictionless
front-end
global
granular
holistic
impactful
innovative
integrated
interactive
intuitive
killer
leading-edge
magnetic
mission-critical
next-generation
one-to-one
open-source
out-of-the-box
plug-and-play
proactive
real-time
revolutionary
robust
scalable
seamless
sexy
sticky
strategic
synergistic
transparent
turn-key
ubiquitous
user-centric
value-added
vertical
viral
virtual
visionary
web-enabled
wireless
world-class
nouns
action-items
applications
architectures
bandwidth
channels
communities
content
convergence
deliverables
e-business
e-commerce
e-markets
e-services
e-tailers
experiences
eyeballs
functionalities
infomediaries
infrastructures
initiatives
interfaces
markets
methodologies
metrics
mindshare
models
networks
niches
paradigms
partnerships
platforms
portals
relationships
ROI
synergies
web-readiness
schemas
solutions
supply-chains
systems
technologies
users
vortals
web services
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Jargon
Past jobs that you had and what you should write on your CV or say in an interview:
Worked the deep fryer - Acted as a sous-chef in popular lunch venue
Supermarket cashier - Coordinated order fulfillment
Answered phones - Interfaced with clients
Mowed lawns - Landscaped for private clients
Made beds - Arranged accommodations for a hotel
Dug ditches - Industrial waste facilitator
Waited at tables - Managed client relations
Babysat - Child development consultation
Folded clothes in a department store - Sales associate in the garment industry
Petrol station cashier - Auto mechanic's assistant
Lifeguard - Health and safety supervisor
Washed dishes - Restaurant critic
Lifted boxes in a warehouse - Inventory manager
Centrefold - Centrefold
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My daughter has just informed me that she is no longer supposed to use the term "brainstorm" at work and that this should now be called a "thoughtshower"!!
Apparently, "brainstorm" may offend people who suffer with epilepsy.
Gwen, Blackpool
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Following meaningful consultation, it has been decided to give further consideration to the menu of options so far agreed, and - going forward - facilitate a fast track approach which should provide a value added solution to the problem of combining various funding streams in such a way that a fast track evidence based solution for all service users will be achieved. This multidisciplinary approach will negate the
future requirements to convene a further symposium on this topic, and the benefits gained from the cross fertilisation achieved should - when actioned - reinforce the core values we all hold. This meeting has proven to be a most effective seed bed, and we trust, the first of many to be held.
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There's an old army saying, " Bull***t baffles brains " . Rather relevant meethinks !!
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Re message 23 - I forgot to mention that I wrote that in response to 'Melanie's challenge' on tonight's show. I hope it makes sense! : ))
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As a new age fanatical viewer of the exhibition of the single digit, I have to state my hate expression of "Foot Fall"
I think it has something to do with the number of passing people (shops?)
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Just a quick one, unfinished so far...
This morning during a symposium I was lucky enough to have a Meaningful Consultation with several of my colleagues.
At 1300 we broke for lunch which I took in the cafe sitting on a Benchmarking the finishing line where the great multidisciplinary Sir Roger Bannister completed his sub 4 min mile.
Whilst looking through the menu of options I noticed the fillet of beef on a Seedbed with 50% extra free, "core value" I thought to myself that's some Value Added there. So having decided what to have I actioned this by going forward to the fast track aisle for priority service users which allows the cashier to facilitate a variety of funding streams. The whole encounter only took me five minutes so I had 55 minutes left to enjoy my lunch, EBCF I thought to myself or to those not in the know Evidence base cross fertilisation!
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Jargon should be banned....its bad English. See letter below from Daily Telegraph :-
Banning Jargon
The following letter appeared in The Daily Telegraph, a few years ago, (from Stan Springate of London N20)
Dear Sir,
I am prepared to become a politician in order to get jargon banned by law.
After all, at this moment in time, the way forward is a window of opportunity to bite the bullet, speak plainly and be minded to tell it like it is. Those who can't stand the heat of the kitchen should stay out of it. This is the way to take up the challenge and strike a chord with the man in the street in the bread and butter debate. The icing on the cake is to
reach the hearts and minds out there.
The up-coming scenario is an unknown quantity threatening meltdown of our society's goals, so we must be in the business of being positive and ensure a level playing field. Even then when we talk the talk it must be clear there is no gain without pain if we are to walk the walk.
Only then can we go head-to-head to properly address all the issues of the big picture. Even as we speak, we must be prepared to put our hands up and be counted. For what you see is what you get.
Make no mistake, at the end of the day we are between a rock and a hard place. The devil is in the detail, and the bottom line is we are facing a no-win situation. Reading between the lines the die is cast and, taken in the round, if we all sing from the same hymn sheet we can take on board the fact the goalposts can't be moved.
On the ground we are a broad church but we must keep our eye on the ball so we can put a toe in the water while the jury is still out and then, by sampling the mood music under the radar, plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Moving on, I am bound to say, hand on heart, we are deeply committed to winning the end game and we should rule nothing in and nothing out, even though in the final analysis we may well be damned if we do and damned if we don't.
Yours faithfully,
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A politician, bureaucrat or manager who talks in jargon is asserting their power over you by making you look stupid.
A politician, bureaucrat or manager who says there should be a 'plain English' policy is asserting their power over you by taking to you as though you are stupid.
On the other hand if I need brain surgery, I wouldn't want the surgeon saying "Right, we'll chop the top of your head off and poke about in the grey gooey stuff inside. It's a bit like dipping soldiers in a soft-boiled egg."
In short, it isn't language that's the problem if the language reflects a body of knowledge that is informed and useful, like a surgeon or a scientist would use. It becomes a problem if it's used to deliberately confuse or belittle someone by using complicated or simplistic language in order to head off a conversation.
It's a no-brainer!!!!
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I dislike "Deferred Sucsess". This means failing a test
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the fact that" all posts are reactively moderated" rather pushes home the point..... of course BBC you mean scrutinized !! (silly me !!)
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'World class' (says who??!!)
'Best practice'
'Cradle to grave approach'
'Core values'
'park that idea in the corporate layby, but leave the engine running'
'Enpower'
'Impacted'
'Our flight plan'
"I was so close to the elephant all I could see was grey..."
Anything that ends in 'solutions'
Jargon like this is generally american, usually from yuppie bosses back from their hols there!
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wht abt phn txt splng in eng lit
:-(
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'Doublegook' makes me cringe such as 'THESE ONES'
The only time you need to refer to 'these ones' is if you are in a hardware store choosing a 'one' to screw on your door.
Physicists look away - they may be able to dream up a logical use of 'ONE MOMENT IN TIME' but otherwise (aghhhhhhh!!!) if a moment isn't in time what/where is it?
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my pet hate is the word avail!! I live in Ireland & they use it for everything.....eg:: to avail of our sale, or to avail of this service..... arghhhh now there's a word
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My favourite is TESTITULATEING.
which relates to the rest,(talking a load of balls)
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My pet hates:
downsizing
growing the business
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Am I the only person to have noticed that "ICON" and "ICONIC" are now in daily use by all the media when referring to: people,places,buildings,events,scenery etc.etc. It has become so irritating that I am now actually counting every time these words are used ,mostly inaccurately or inappropriately
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OFFICIAL JARGON - NOTHING NEW.
When I joined the Civil Service MANY years ago I was handed a copy of "Plain Words" by Sir Ernest Gowers, told to read it and take note of it's advice and guidance.
It explained how to avoid the dangers of obscure phrasing and "officialese" - I don't think "jargon" was much in use in those days. It's contents were clear and to the point and supported by many pertinent examples.
I strongly recommend that "modern" administrators search out a copy and circulate it widely,
Boxmaker, Berkshire
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Why are so many statements or responses to questions prefaced with the words "in terms of" instead of just stating what they intend to say. Those in the media, politics and business are all guilty. It seems to be a relatively recent practice. Perhaps. like other "cool" imports from America such as
"high guys" to mixed group, and "I know where you are coming from".
Oh for the preservation of our beautiful language.
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You wanted all these words in a paragraph:
It became clear at our recent Symposium that our Service Users felt we were not Going Forward in a way that provided for their needs, as a result of which we commissioned a survey so that we might Fast Track a Seedbed of Evidence Based ideas for Value Added services without losing our Core Values. We engaged in Meaningful Consultation with a Multidisciplinary team in order that we may obtain Cross Fertilisation of ideas and a Menu of Options was developed. We progressed to Benchmarking the best five options and further discussion is now taking place on how we may Facilitate Funding Streams to be made available so that these 5 ideas can be Actioned.
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It’s not too late to facilitate
Value added, fast track, funding streams
The cross fertilisation of meaningful consultation
Is the core value of service users’ dreams.
Jargon bashers keep harking about actioned benchmarking
And an evidence based, multidisciplinary, seedbed
Though such unthinking adoptions of this menu of options
Is going forward to a symposium we’d dread.
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re jargon on the one show. what does pushing the envelope suppose to mean? also i hate incentivise the staff or workers.
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We need to have a meaningful consultation in order to facilitate the core value of the project. The funding streams of the service users include value added benefits and the menu of options available should lead to cross fertilisation of ideas. Going forward in this way will lead to multidisciplinary measures and the benchmarking of the funds will be actioned in the next symposium. Our evidence base will rely solely on the seedbed of the project and the necessity to fast track it.
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In reply to post 18, icemmigit - I agree, I hate accronyms, we've just added 'alphabet soup' to our profile document so it can be understood by anyone (we don't choose the acronyms they just happen).
My favourite is making up new definitions of the accronyms - DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) also known as Department of Cushions and Soft Furnishings or Department of Comedy and Science Fiction.
With regards to Melanie's game - they forget to add the best bit! When you complete the card instead of shouting house you stand up and shout "B***s**t" - afterall it's B***s**t Bingo!
I also hate it when people say "if you see what I mean" at the end of every sentence -of course we see what you mean! Grrr. We keep a tally on a certain person in meetings to see how many times they say it...
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The above comment was from Sal in Leeds.
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I remember when people used to have problems. Now they are "Issues"
Do the people who use this new weasel word have any idea of its dictionary meanings?
Ron
Ruislip
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I think the One Show has fast tracked the issue of jargon without meaningful consultation with service users and actioned this item in a purely evidence based manner in order to gain added value and boost their funding streams without regard to the core values we would expect from a professional multidisciplinary production team. An ideal way of going forward from this initial seedbed of ideas would be to host a symposium with an agenda focused around a whole menu of options aimed at getting back to core values and benchmarking standards showcasing the proper use of language. John from Ormskirk.
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I hate "people are like that"
Also "I try not to dwell on things"
additionally, "I put things behind me"
and "life is to short"
This is all irrelevant, because if an issue needs sorting it needs sorting; if it needs to be aired it needs to be aired. Basically these hypocritical ploys are merely to sabotage other people's conversation.
A cliche comes from popular culture of some time or another, it is not absolutely true. We have become a nation of gibberers wh o have the nerve to tell the vulnerable to take more medication because the way they are talking.
So, the walking upside down on the ceiling is the prweferred way for deckchairs top sausage the astral lightbulb on the wings of Icarus. Gibber, gibber, I'm a banana.
John, Harrow
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I hate "people are like that"
Also "I try not to dwell on things"
additionally, "I put things behind me"
and "life is too short"
This is all irrelevant, because if an issue needs sorting it needs sorting; if it needs to be aired it needs to be aired. Basically these hypocritical ploys are merely to sabotage other people's conversation.
A cliche comes from popular culture of some time or another, it is not absolutely true. We have become a nation of gibberers who have the nerve to tell the vulnerable to take more medication because the way they are talking.
So, the walking upside down on the ceiling is the preferred way for deckchairs to sausage the astral lightbulb on the wings of Icarus. Gibber, gibber, I'm a banana.
John, Harrow
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I want to use Melanie's statement, that she made at the start of the piece, in a meeting and see what happens (I imagine not much because we are soo used to 'speak' in the council it washes over us). How many times have you asked what a word meant? Not many I bet, but do you do like I do and race back to the office to look it up to see if it made sense? I work with an organisation where the CEO talks of 'releasing the magic' (8 times in one speech).
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Council jargon… easy!
Try some of the IT world’s every day speak
There’s a game I’d like you all to play
Involving business lingo
A variation on a theme
I call it board room bingo
With hearts and minds and souls you see
We’ll join up all the dots
And capture sayings as they come
I’m sure you’ll find there’s lots
Like focus on the rich and poor
Forget the middle man
Is that a statement I can hear
Absolutely, Understand
The gravitas it oozes class
Designed quite chemically
In broader context you may say
It’s needs systemically
With heavy lifting comes much stress
Required to watch our backs
Not be manoeuvred in long grass
To paper over cracks
The choppers in the car park sit
They’re fuelled and set to fly
But in the bigger picture
They are really minutiae
Compelling though events may be
They change like cheese and chalk
So as the leads at BBC
We’ve got to walk the talk
We have to sheep dip everyone
In some systemic way
To spread the message far and wide
In granularity
To motivate the troops we say
Is aspirational
The focus that our message gives
Is perspirational
Is it hard to flesh out new ideas
With think tank and blue sky
You’d think we’re shooting for the moon
Or boiling oceans dry
The rocket science may be old hat
As times they have moved on
Solutions are much simpler now
Just like ol’ Janet and John
But to your point I must address
And highlight more besides
The power point won’t answer back
When I next talk to the slides
Those conversations deviate
We wander from the list
It’s common place to lose the thread
Go totally off piste
But once you open up the silk
Kimono’s from Japan
You never know what lies ahead
All sorts of things may happen
When things are getting out of hand
You think you’ve lost your stride
Don’t worry, it’s for other folks
In the next house to decide
That leaves me with a couple more
The sayings far and wide
To prove that we all act as one
And show we’re all onside
I’d like to seek approval of
A straw man poll to some
The way we talk and say our piece
As if we act as one
Through visible, transparency
Our message should be clear
To set our goals with gusto
And change up one more gear
But one-cies, two-cies don’t mean much
To the layman on the street
Who finds it hard to sing along
To the BBC board room beat
The wolves at bay we need to keep
And foe that breathe like dragons
To save intrusion of our base
We need to circle wagons
This interlocking of our group
Will make the others rant
It’s hard to digest in one go
A single elephant
Though acting as a single voice
Each unit casts its vote
And all should sail their journeys course
By steering their own boat
And talking on a waters theme
I’d like to make a wish
That people who don’t grasp it yet
We teach them how to fish
There’s much out there we need to fix
Indeed we must be seen
To paint ourselves a deeper shade
Of environmental green
Not green as in the game of golf
Though to that I’ll raise my cup
For sometimes new initiatives
We’ll need to tee them up
But enough of this frivolity
It’s time to turn the page
The curtain closes on this scene
And it’s time to leave the stage
On a point of order I declare
I’m not a cheat or louse
But I know I have the winning card
So I’ll end by claiming House
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"Can you talk to that piece?" No ! But if you would like me to explain an agenda item then I would be happy to do so ;-)
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Why make up a load of gobbledegook when we have more words any our language than any other European language? Why hijack a perfectly good word and give it another meaning, thus diluting the original meaning? My pet hate is using the word 'slash' to describe the tiniy line used in computer addresses. 'Slash' is such a violent word, but it has been reduced by this description. This little line used to be called a stroke....much more fitting.
Maria, Newcastle upon Tyne
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While discussing jargon, Adrian used the words "bêtes noires" to enquire the worst example of jargon. No need to ask really, "bêtes noires" is a definite candidate. Adrian is obviously trying to prove his intellectual superiority over anyone who has no knowledge of French. What a plonker!
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the growing use of the phrase "in terms of" is getting out of control!!!
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Basically, I really, really, absolutely hate all this blue sky thinking. I like to be on a level playing field without moving the goalposts. I hear what you're saying and I know that you see where I'm coming from but when we think outside the envelope we should all get into the clear blue water!
Personally I wish the BBC would stop people saying 'haitch' instead of 'aitch' for the letter H and the pronunciation of communal (emphasis on the first syllable please),or even worse saying communial, really drives me mad.
Spelling of license instead of licence, accomodation instead of accommodation - the list is endless - perhaps the BBC could put its own house in order.
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I work for the NHS and as part of our CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
I have to use something called the E-KSF (Electronic Knowledge and Skills Framework)tool to record and reflect on any training I have done. It is riddled with jargon and not very easy to use. I could probably have treated loads more patients in the time taken to try to understand it.
There seems to be a notion that if it is easy to understand,it must be worthless. This is my theory why gobbledegook is so popular at the moment.
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A friend once said to me if you get into an argument and you seem to be losing, try the followng statment, "Ethicly speaking you are correct but ecnomicly you are totaly indefenceable" total rubbish but will not be questioned by the person in the argument in case they think that they do not what you are talking about, which you dont.
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The one-show is allowed to go forward, by:
a fast tracked, facilitated, multidisciplinary Symposium acting as a seedbed. After cross fertilisation and meaningful consultation, a menu of options is produced. Using evidence based benchmarking and considering core values and potential value add for targeted service users , funding streams are actioned.
Simon
Hertfordshire
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In response to your enquiry, please read the following which should clarify matters.
We need to Facilitate a Multidisciplinary Symposium to allow for Meaningful Consultation about Going Forward allowing for the Cross Fertilisation, of ideas about the Evidence Base of the Value Added Funding Streams for Service Users and this should be Actioned to allow for the Benchmarking of the Core Values gleaned from the Seedbed of Ideas discussed at the Multidisciplinary Symposium and be included into our Menu of Options, this should allow for the outcomes from this load of gobbledygook to be placed onto the Fast Track and sent to the bin as soon as possible.
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Perhaps we could organise a WEBINAR on this vexed topic.
This Frankenstein monster of a word recently surfaced at the company I have just left..........
Mike D
St Albans
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Re: 29Leigh I suffer from epilepsy and I don't know how others feel, but I personally feel offended that the entire country has to change the way they speak in case they may offend me. I don't have "brainstorms" I have seizures.
High time we got back to calling a spade a spade rather than a non-mechanical earth displacement facilitatator!
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freebuoy: Bull does baffle brain. I am supposed to be a mensa level i.q., but my head as been muddled like a schizophrenic by all the mouthy games that were uttered to tie me up in knots so people could take advantage.
Yes, jan1c3, I think it was a "brainstorm" I had, overloaded with rubbish that I could not get off my chest, owing to all the mind games from people I trusted. I accept, though, you have seizures. Brainstorms are commonly attributed to geniuses.
It took a lifetime to clear my head; in the end I had to send open letters to the perpetrators and the police told me to just get on with my life when my parents died.
Yes, those who played those games told me it was a fuss about nothing, but sent CID men after me when they got a taste of my own medicine.
I was diagnosed as a psychotic because of all this. But I could not cope with those close responding to me with dwells, daft generics and boastful lies all the time, not to mention shouting abuse to stop me having my say.
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freebuoy: Bull does baffle brain. I am supposed to be a mensa level i.q., but my head as been muddled like a schizophrenic by all the mouthy games that were uttered to tie me up in knots so people could take advantage.
Yes, jan1c3, I think it was a "brainstorm" I had, overloaded with rubbish that I could not get off my chest, owing to all the mind games from people I trusted. I accept, though, you have seizures. Brainstorms are commonly attributed to geniuses.
It took a lifetime to clear my head; in the end I had to send open letters to the perpetrators and the police told me to just get on with my life when my parents died.
Yes, those who played those games told me it was a fuss about nothing, but sent CID men after me when they got a taste of their own medicine.
I was diagnosed as a psychotic because of all this. But I could not cope with those close responding to me with dwells, daft generics and boastful lies all the time, not to mention shouting abuse to stop me having my say.
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