Top Gun on Five Overused Jargon To Avoid

May 23, 2016 - PRLog -- In the workplace, we often shortcut conversations by using clichés. While these quick, popular phrases are commonly understood, are you aware that they can damage your credibility? The Navy's Topgun Fighter Weapons school put a stop to this thirty years ago. Maybe we should follow their lead.

In 1986, a now classic movie flaunted the glamorous life of Naval fighter pilots in their most elite training program, Topgun. Maverick, Goose, and Ice Man conveyed such quotable lines as "Jester's dead, Hee-haw;" "Talk to me, Goose;" "It's time to buzz the tower;" and of course "I feel the need/the need for speed!" It taught us that our friends should be referred to as "wingmen" and badly (but loudly) singing the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" is an effective way to introduce yourself to a girl.

As much as we enjoy reciting these sayings from the film Top Gun, can you imagine how annoying and overused these adages were in the real Topgun? It got so bad that they instituted a $5 fine to any staff member who quoted the movie. This may seem amusing (and it is), but how guilty are you of abusing clichés?...

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