Most Annoying Business Words of the Year — Animated

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Jonathan Becher recently posted the results of research conducted by Accountemps (“WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Survey Reveals Most Overused Workplace Terms”) where 150 senior executives from the nation’s 1000 largest companies were asked: “What is the most annoying or overused phrase or buzzword in the workplace today?”

Just for fun, here are the results in a flash animation below (click on the words to see them “swoop” towards you), and as a PowerPoint Slide you can download and annoy your audiences with…

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2 Responses to “Most Annoying Business Words of the Year — Animated”
  1. Tracy says:

    All I have to say is…thank you! It is about time someone pointed out the phrase ‘It is what it is” as one of the most annoying. To me it is not one of the most, it is the most annoying phrases ever created. I mean what is it really, please tell me because when people say that to me that is exactly what I ask them.

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