21: Jargon, Slang and Abbreviations....Oh My!

I recently spoke with someone for whom english is a second language. It got me thinking about how sometimes it can feel that way for me if someone uses too much jargon or slang. 1:04 I talk about a time when I used too much jargon and made myself look silly 2:46 Some jargon that you might hear in corporate America Scope Creep - adding additional features or functions that were beyond the agreed upon scope of a project Boil the Ocean - try to do too many things at once, cause nothing to get done Move the needle - create noticeable, measurable change KPI - key performance indicator, used to judge the success of a person or team 3:45 Scary sounding things a doctor might say, which are relatively 'benign' 5:30 Slang, including "wicked" and "sick" 6:59 Abbreviations that are now used in every day language like FOMO and YOLO