| What jargon term annoys you the most? | Why? |
|---|---|
| SIT; SCIRT; SACS; CTS; NITH; NOAH; RUSON; SIMON; AIDET; HIS; CDM; |
Some I don't understand or know about and others need to be called what they are. |
| Someone used C suite recently in an add recruiting a health job |
What is that Caesaraian section suite at a hospital, some new hospital department? NO....apparently it relates to executive positions, senior management....ie. CEO/ CFO/ CIO/COO.....more jargon ! Don't like it as it has an elitist feels about it Senior management team/ executive team I understand |
| Stakeholders |
Because people holding stakes usually also hold a hammer. When talking about health or public services we hold people in our hands not stakes |
| Stand Up Meeting |
Some of us can't stand up |
| strategic plan |
Why not 'plan'. Who would have an unstrategic plan? |
| sub-optimal |
Its a weasel word, a mealy-mouthed euphemism for "we stuffed up" |
| superficial |
It has a different meaning in plain English than in medical English, but doctors forget that |
| tachycardia |
A patient will understand "fast heart reate" more quickly - why say tachycardia then have to explain what it is? |
| Take it offline |
It reeks of a person on a power trip |
| TLA |
Three Letter Acronym (it's an acronym for all the acronyms!) |
| To talk up something (e.g. in sales) |
You cannot translate that without at least using 5 more other words in Languages Other Than English. |
| Touch base |
If you are not American on don't understand baseball, it has a totally different connotation. Trash it. |
| Touching base |
not direct, vague, should be discuss, meet, talk, telephone call etc. |
| Town hall meeting |
Yep! It's the latest management jargon in the community sector imported from the USA. Initially we all thought the meeting was being held in a town hall - which was super confusing as... what's the occasion, it's not book launch or concert. You get the gist! Turns out it's just a jargonistic term from management for a ...... staff meeting. Yep boring old staff meeting. Hilarious. |
| unprecedented |
Heard so often |
| Using the word - Agency |
It is not used in everyday conversations about making choices and decisions as it was used in a talk about managing self care. Agency for most people is a word that describes a building, business or organization. Lets drop using this word! |
| Value-add |
It's wring English. Why not just say, adding value? |
| When jargon keeps changing |
I can't keep up with changes and even if I wanted to tell my clients I don't know what it is. Or what acronyms are? |
| Where the rubber meets the road |
Consultant speak. Blah |
| What jargon term annoys you the most? | Why? |
Recent Comments