Office Talk Dictionary – T



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Table the Conversation – To set a discussion point aside.  Typical stated when a single discussion point is taking too much time in a meeting.  E.g.  “Let’s table the conversation and move on.”

Take-away – Something to be looked into outside of a meeting.  E.g.  “That’s a take-away for me and I will get back to you.”

Take Ownership – To assume responsibility for something.  E.g.  “You need to take ownership of this problem.”

Talking Point – Something to talk about, typically a list.  E.g.  “We can add this to our talking points.”

Task – An assignment.  E.g.  “We need to stay on task.”

Task-oriented – Staying focused on an assignment.  E.g.  “We need someone who is task-oriented.”

Team – A group of individuals acting as one.  E.g.  “Way to go team!  You did great work!”

Tee it Up – Getting something ready to be done.  E.g.  “I’m ready to tee it up so that the team can just run with it.”

Tiger Team – A group of individuals with lots of knowledge and experience with a particular thing.  E.g.  “We’ll probably need to put together a tiger team for this.”

Touchbase – A moment to provide an update.  E.g.  “Let’s schedule a touchbase later this week.”  See also Touchpoint.

Touchpoint – A short moment for providing an update.  E.g.  “Let’s schedule a touchpoint later this week.”  See also Touchbase.

Transparancy – A clear view of what is happening.  Nothing happening out of public knowledge.  E.g. “We need to be transparent about how the new process will work.”

Troops – Staff.  E.g.  “Let’s rally the troops and get things going.”

Turn-key – An easy application to a solution.  E.g.  “We need a turn-key solution to this problem.”


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