Across
- 3. sky thinking A pretentious way of saying ‘thinking creatively and considering all possibilities’ (4, 3, 8).
- 5. A fancier and totally unnecessary word meaning ‘to do’. (14)
- 7. building exercise Going for a coffee with a colleague? Actually, you are going for a (4, 8, 8)
- 8. Everyone talks about having (8) instead of just having time to, or being able to, do something (even though the style guide tell us not to).
- 9. We now find ourselves (10) instead of just socialising.
- 10. An amusing word for language that is meaningless and unintelligible. (12)
- 11. We now no longer simply have a conversation, we now (8).
- 13. Be warned, if acronyms and (6) begin to creep into our conversations outside the workplace, we may just sound ridiculous.
- 14. Our favourite buzzword that really just means working well together. (7)
- 15. We say (7) instead of use because it looks much more important and sounds much fancier (even though the style guide says we shouldn’t).
Down
- 1. add Instead of making a positive contribution to something, we (5, 3).
- 2. We don't talk about the scope of the Department being revised. Instead, we were (5).
- 4. Funding cuts? No. Creating (10).
- 5. It would be far too simple to just say “this is a good proposal”. Instead, we might say “the (6) look good for this proposal”.
- 6. Instead of talking to people interested in or affected by a topic or issue, we consult with (12).
- 10. forward our favourite way of saying ‘in the future’. (5, 7)
- 12. HERI is one example of the ridiculous number of (8) that are used in the public service.