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14 Phrases That Drive You Crazy in Meetings (and What They Really Mean)

Updated 6/19/2020
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We guarantee you hear at least half (if not all) of these in pretty much every single meeting you go to. Which ones do you say at your office?

When it comes to meetings in the office, most are filled with a whole lot of empty, buzzword-filled jargon. And as a result, you often leave and feel you didn’t accomplish all that much.

Luckily, Fast Company feels your pain, and that’s why the company created a hilarious video of all the common things people say in meetings and what they actually mean.

Which of your co-workers does each of these, and more importantly, which ones are you totally guilty of?


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Lily Herman is a New York-based writer and editor. In recent months, her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Glamour, Refinery29, Cosmopolitan, TIME, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Mashable. You can check out her website, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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