I finally stopped saying 'synergy' in every meeting

Honestly, I used to throw around words like 'synergy' and 'leverage' all the time because I thought it made me sound professional. Then about 6 months ago, a client in Austin flat out told me to stop using corporate jargon because it made me sound like I was hiding something. She said, 'Just tell me if the house is overpriced, don't tell me we need to find synergy between the listing price and market trends.' That hit different, you know? Now I just say what I mean - like 'this house needs a price drop' instead of 'we need to align our strategy.' Has anyone else had someone call them out on a buzzword and it stuck with you?

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evan_wilson1813d ago

Bet you used synergy in your head just reading the title though.

daniel_lane302d ago

Wait, @evan_wilson18 got me because I did kinda smirk when I saw the title. But for real, I had a similar thing happen a few years back. A friend just looked at me mid sentence and said "dude, just tell me what you mean." It was like a lightbulb went off. Now I catch myself whenever I try to use a fancy word and just say it plain.

mia74813d ago

Keep telling people to stop using "deep dive" too. It's just overthinking in disguise.