Words You Should Avoid at Work, by Adam Kidan
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“Just”• Trying to downplay
the importance of something does nothing but sell yourself short!
• Never try to minimize your contributions, since it gives you less credit than you deserve!
• Develop more confidence in what you talk about
“• Over-apologizing is a major turnoff, and
simply makes you appear anxious and fearful!• You don’t need to say sorry every time you
make a small mistake or express an opinion!• When you do need to say sorry for a big
issue, instead say “I apologize”, which makes it sound like you’re expressing genuine regret
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“Um”• Verbal stumbling
diminishes your credibility!
• Verbal stumbling is bound to show up every once in a while, but you’ll make yourself appear unprepared and unsure if it gets repetitive
Profanity• Profanity isn’t meant for
conversational use at the office!
• You might experience some intense emotions in the workplace or in an interview, but avoid profanity!
• Remain calm, and articulate the information you hope to convey without dropping f-bombs
“Literally”• It’s an overused and
improperly used filler word!
• It doesn’t improve the power of any point!
• “Literally” is supposed to emphasize something surprising, but often does not!
• Only use this word if you’re clarifying something that actually happened exactly as you’re describing it