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Corporate Meeting Bingo

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A translation guide for phrases that appear in meetings but rarely mean what they say.

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Something someone should do, but nobody has volunteered yet.

Can everyone see my screen?

The meeting cannot begin until technology cooperates.

Can we get a readout?

Please summarise what happened or what we learned.

Can we ladder up?

Let's connect this detail back to the bigger goal.

Can we sanity check this?

Let's quickly confirm this isn't a terrible idea.

Can we tighten this up?

Make it shorter and clearer.

Can we workshop that?

Let's collaboratively refine the idea.

Can you add colour?

Say more, but with confidence.

Can you cascade that?

Please pass this message down to everyone else.

Can you speak to that?

Please explain this to the group.

We're not solving this right now, but we want to sound like we still might.

Do we have consensus?

Is everyone willing to nod along?

I really have another meeting.

I might be wrong here but…

I'm about to disagree politely.

I'll give you a minute back

The meeting is ending slightly less late than expected.

I'm conscious of time

This is taking too long.

Just building on that

I want to add something to the previous point.

Just to level set

Let me explain something basic to everyone.

Let's spend time making sure we all agree.

Let's double click

Let's talk about this in painful detail.

Let's get comfortable with the uncomfortable

We need to deal with something awkward or difficult.

Let's get our ducks in a row

Let's organise ourselves before moving ahead.

Let's land the plane

Please stop talking so we can finish this meeting.

Let's not boil the ocean

Let's not make this way bigger than it needs to be.

Let's pressure test this

Let's challenge this idea.

Let's put a pin in that

We're pausing this topic and may or may not return to it.

Let's run that up the flagpole

Let's see if leadership approves.

Let's socialise this

Let's run this idea past people before committing.

Let's table that

We're skipping this topic and hoping nobody remembers later.

Let's take a pulse

Let's see what everyone thinks.

Let's take a step back

We're getting confused and need to reset.

Let's take that away

We'll think about it later.

Let's unpack that

Let's dig into this more than anyone wanted.

Let's focus on the details.

Let's stop focusing on the details.

Let’s be pragmatic

Let's accept a slightly imperfect solution.

Let’s capture that

Someone should write that down.

Let’s get aligned on this

We're not currently agreeing.

Let’s get this over the line

We just need to finish this.

Let’s give that some airtime

Let's spend some time discussing that.

Let’s keep moving

We're stuck and need to move on.

Let’s keep that in mind

We're not acting on this right now.

Let’s land on something

We need to make a decision.

Let’s make this actionable

Turn this discussion into a concrete next step.

Let’s not reinvent the wheel

Someone has solved this before.

Let’s put some structure around that

This idea is too vague right now.

Let’s sense check this

Let's quickly confirm this makes any sense.

Let’s take it as read

We'll assume everyone agrees.

Let’s take this as an action

Someone should do this, but we haven’t decided who.

Low hanging fruit

The easiest thing we could possibly do.

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