HOME / VOCABULARY EXERCISES / CORPORATE BUZZWORDS 1

Topic: Corporate Buzzwords 1

1. A company's "mission ____________" is a statement that defines an organization's values, goals, and business philosophy
  statement
  paper

2. This adjective is often overused in the business world; it means "main", "primary", or "most important":
  values
  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.
  touch wood
  touch base

4. To ask/get someone to do something = To ____________ someone to do something.br>   tap
  tape

5. To think ____________ means to think of clever and innovative solutions to a problem.
  outside the box
  out of the box

6. Core competency = the thing that a company does ____________.
  worst
  best

7. We've got a fire drill. = We've got ____________.
  an emergency
  a fire in the lunchroom

8. If someone is unaware of something (like a topic, decision, etc), you can say they are "out of the ____________".
  hunt
  loop

9. You're in a meeting and you raise a topic. Your manager says "let's take it offline". What does that mean?
  Don't send me any more emails
  Let's talk after the meeting

10. Moving ____________ ( = in the future), we won't be pursuing these clients.
  forward
  in front

(Your answers will be displayed in a new window)

MORE GREAT STUFF:







American idioms
Phrasal verbs
Varieties of English
Language-specific grammar issues
Travel English

OUR OTHER WEBSITES:
BusinessEnglishSite.com
EnglishForMyJob.com
LearnSpanishFeelGood.com

CONNECT & FOLLOW:
   

ABOUT US / COOKIE & PRIVACY POLICY / CONTACT: info (at) learnenglishfeelgood.com

(c) 2006-2026 LearnEnglishFeelGood.com unless otherwise stated. REPOSTING ANY OF OUR CONTENT ONLINE IS NOT ALLOWED. Please see our content policy before sharing our content.