Flimsy feedback or direction sometimes comes in the form of mind-numbing business jargon.

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Regardless of how many times your managers ask you to "circle back, " or "move the needle forward, " take a stance against painful business jargon.

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Avoid business jargon and acronyms whenever possible.

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Business Process Outsourcing: This jargon essentially refers to the merger of technology and the natural flow of business.

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When we write about business, we often talk about the jargon and cant that characterise it.

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Many business communicators lard up their speeches with jargon and weasel words.

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When Intuit developed its small business accounting software package, the product developers realized that most small business owners were not familiar with accounting jargon, and in fact were intimidated by it.

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Immediate tax write-offs for business investment called expensing in tax jargon has some real benefits.

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Web sites like CheesyCoporateLingo.com and TheOfficeLife.com offer alphabetized lists of vacuous phrases, while snarky software programs like Corporate Gibberish Generator, Business Buzzword Generator and MBA Writer automatically generate entire jargon-riddled memos.

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But in the business world, lengthy presentations often are rewarded over substance, and jargon is confused with intelligence.

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