25 buzzwords that make smart people sound stupid

25 buzzwords that make smart people sound stupid25 buzzwords that make smart people sound stupidAt first, euphemisms surfaced in the workplace to help people deal with touchy subjects that were difficult to talk about. Before long, they morphed into corporate buzzwords that expanded and took over our vocabulary until our everyday conversations started sounding like theyre taking place on another planetListen Ray, I dont have the bandwidth for it with everything thats on my plate, but ping me anyway because at the end of the day its on my radar and I dont want to be thrown under the bus because I didnt circle back around on this no-brainer.I understand the temptation. These phrases are spicy and they make you feel clever (low hanging fruit is a crutch of mine), but they also annoy the heck out of people.If you think that you can use these phrases without consequence, youre kidding yourself. Just pay close attention to how other people react to your using them, and youll see that these phrases dont cast you in a favorable light.After all, TalentSmart has tested the emotional intelligence of more than a million people and one of the biggest need areas for most people is social awareness. Most of us are so focused on what were saying and what were going to say next that we lose sight of how our words affect other people.So give these words a read, think of how often you use some of them, and see if you can catch yourself before you use them again.Have some fun with it, because at the end of the day if you dont hit the ground running you can always go back to the drawing hauptplatine and get the ball rolling Think outside the boxThrown under the busReinvent the wheelGet the ball rollingNo brainerElephant in the roomApples to applesWin-winBack to the drawing boardHit the ground runningOn my plateAt the end of the dayLow hanging fruitLets touch baseGet my managers blessingIts on my radarPing meI dont have the bandwidthPar for the courseBang for your buckSynergyMove th e goal postCircle back aroundAll hands on deckTake this offlineWhich phrases are your pet peeves? Please share them.Itll also be fun to read the ridiculous sentences you can come up with using the words above.Because, after all, I learn just as much from you as you do from me.Travis Bradberry is the co-author ofEmotional Intelligence 2.0and the co-founder ofTalentSmart.This column first appeared on LinkedIn.