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Once you've spent significant time in the workplace, you'll start to pick
up the lingo. It's as if everyone speaks a different language, filled with
clichés and niceties.
By Drew Hendricks
Whether you're interviewing for your first job or hoping to move up the career
ladder in your current position, there are a few phrases you can use to help.
These 15 phrases can help establish you as a positive force in any office
environment.
This statement is vague enough to allow the other person to decide whether
you'll convene through email, by phone, or in person.
"Thank you" feels stale and perfunctory. "I appreciate your attention to this
matter" seems warmer. The phrase may be too formal for everyday speech,
but it's a perfect way to end emails.
When you end conversations and emails with this sentence, it leaves the lines
of communication open.
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When you're asking someone to respond or set time aside to help out, it's
important to show respect for that person's schedule. These four words will let
the person know you don't expect him or her to drop everything and attend to
your request.
"I understand."
The words "I don't know" should be erased from your vocabulary. Instead,
when you're asked a question, buy yourself extra time to get the answers the
person needs with these five words.
When presenting your products, it's important to frame the pitch in a way that
shows the other person how it will make his life better.
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"Let's get the ball rolling" has become a popular alternative to "Let's get
started" in business. It creates a strong, positive visual that motivates people
to produce.
"It's a win-win."
There are only so many things a professional can control, especially when it
comes to customer response. Managing expectations is a way to avoid
miscommunications about a product throughout its development lifecycle.
You don't have to be a linguistic expert to navigate the business world today.
Work some of these phrases into your everyday conversations and they'll
soon become habit.
SOURCE:
https://www.inc.com/drew-hendricks/15-phrases-you-should-start-using-today-to-
sound-more-professional.html