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What kind of storm would a manager be interested in?

Management terms and jargon

Science, puzzles, showers and fruit. Do they have anything to do with management? Learn the correct expressions — and find out what managers wouldn’t say — in this short test.

More management terms

You'll need these management terms even if you're not a manager! Learn six common expressions in this exercise.

That's far too long. Keep it short and sweet next time.

Short forms

Expressions with “short” often have a negative meaning, especially in business contexts. What about short forms?

Do you use too much business jargon?

Do you use a lot of business jargon in your meetings with native speakers of English? Maybe you shouldn't! In this test, we look at the topic of business jargon — and why some people hate it.

BRITAIN: Thirty years ago, Chrissie Maher started the Plain English Campaign. The aim of the group is to reduce the amount of financial and bureaucratic jargon. Maher says the need is now greater than ever.

klar, einfach

Fachsprache, Fachchinesisch

Mobile phones and texting

Do you hate it when you get on a plane and have to turn off your mobile phone? If you do, you could be addicted to your phone. But, judging by the number of people who switch on their phones as soon as the plane lands, you're not the only one!

Handy

süchdig nach

Jargon

Instead of using words that it classes as jargon, the LGA is trying to encourage its employees to think more carefully about the language they are using — and about alternatives. It sounds like a good idea. Only the LGA doesn’t really think about it.

Fachsprache, Jargon

Minutes for the meetings

When the chair asks "Who's taking the minutes?", most people look away and try to avoid all eye contact until somebody - usually the most junior in the room - either volunteers or "is volunteered".

Vorsitzende(r)

Protokoll

Mergers and acquisitions

We've created an exercise on some of the more common informal expressions used to talk about the battles to take over companies.

Why do mergers fail?

Compared to the merger mania trend of the 1990s, the last couple of years have been pretty uneventful when it comes to M&A. In our exercise, we look at why some mergers and acquisitions fail.

Fusion

mergers and acquisitions / Fusionen und Übernahmen

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