I've been in San Antonio for less than a day and I'm already goggle-eyed with disbelief at some of the Top Buzz Words coming out of the mouths of otherwise normal people in conference meetings.
I think I would have to practise in front of a mirror before I could use these expressions with a straight face.
Top Buzz Words for the conference:
collocating - as in "co-locating chemical plants" (building plants next door to each other)
curating - use in "I'll be curating this meeting." (I'm in charge of this meeting, but I don't want to be too heavy-handed about it.)
offerings - "We'll be offering new offerings ..." (We have new products to sell.)
PS There's a funny list of banned jargon on the IT Projects blog at ComputerWeekly.com, including such classics as: "let's take that offline," "heads-up, "singing from the same hymn sheet," and "high altitude view."
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