They pass by every meeting, words that make you itch. "We can slap it when everyone has peed on it, then we can give it hands and feet, and then throw it over the fence." Do these kinds of statements sound familiar to you? Then there is also 'meeting language' at your office. The sentence has been merged from the 'top 10 most common meeting language'.
Often this language comes from management or the board. People with a high position must convey a vision. Among other things, by using 'beautiful' vocabulary, they show that they have their own view on certain things.
New employees and trainees generally have even more difficulty understanding the 'meeting language'. They have just arrived and are immediately instructed to 'create a certain amount of commitment and quickly switch to this'. It is understandable that they have no idea what the assignment is exactly and then say that you do not understand it, if you are busy making a good impression ...
See below the most common meeting language and what it means exactly, so that you can join the conversation with your colleagues next time.
1. "Doing a Pee Over It"
Someone would like to give their opinion on the whole and clearly show that it is important.
2. "Can we slap it?"
Decisions have to be made and projects completed on a daily basis. If 'it has been hit', it means that a final decision has been made.
3. 'We still have to shoot at this'
Criticize, tips, points for improvement. It means giving feedback on projects or ideas.
4. 'We have to give hands and feet to that'
It's still too vague! The plan must be concrete and detailed.
5. Out of the Box
Brainstorm, let your ideas run free and don't think within a fixed framework.
6. 'It's about creating a bit of commitment'
You want everyone to be involved and go for maximum results.
7. 'Then we have to act quickly'
During a working day, many different activities come to you. One does have priority and the other can also be scheduled and then tackled later. To be able to switch quickly, you constantly have to consider what has priority.
8. "Throw Over the Fence"
In other words: Let's saddle someone else with this problem!
9. 'Gas is up!'
When you hear this you know to hurry. These activities often have to be completed quickly. So gas it up!
10. "Low Hanging Fruit"
Work that can be done quickly and with little effort.
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