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Corporate Buzzwords 1
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Choose the best response to complete each sentence.
1. A company's "mission ____________" is a statement that defines an organization's values, goals, and business philosophy
Correct answer: statement
2. This adjective is often overused in the business world; it means "main", "primary", or "most important":
Correct answer: core
3. Jim, I'm busy right now. I'll ____________ ( = get in touch to see how things are going) with you later in the day.
Correct answer: touch base
4. To ask/get someone to do something = To ____________ someone to do something.
Correct answer: tap
5. To think ____________ means to think of clever and innovative solutions to a problem.
Correct answer: outside the box
6. Core competency = the thing that a company does ____________.
Correct answer: best
7. We've got a fire drill. = We've got ____________.
Correct answer: an emergency
8. If someone is unaware of something (like a topic, decision, etc), you can say they are "out of the ____________".
Correct answer: loop
9. You're in a meeting and you raise a topic. Your manager says "let's take it offline". What does that mean?
Correct answer: Let's talk after the meeting
10. Moving ____________ ( = in the future), we won't be pursuing these clients.
Correct answer: forward
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Corporate buzzwords are everywhere in the workplace — these exercises cover the broader business vocabulary you need.
More corporate buzzwords:
Corporate buzzwords 2 (B2/C1)
Related business vocabulary:
General business terms 1 (B1/B2)
General business terms 2 (B1/B2)
General business terms 3 (B1/B2)
General business terms 4 (B1/B2)
General business terms 5 (B1/B2)
Sales and marketing terms 1 (B1/B2)
Job interview vocabulary 1 (B1/B2)
Talking about work 1 (B1/B2)
Talking about work 2 (B1/B2)
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