Without a clear, quick mention of how and when this “offline” conversation will take place, this is a jargony way to dismiss someone’s idea and put them off indefinitely. And since any meaningful follow-up will likely take place online , it also no longer makes sense. Why not go with something like this: “That’s an important topic that’s beyond the scope of this meeting. I’ll email you when we wrap up.”
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I started out reading this and thought, Wow! This really hits the nail on the head when it comes to pretentious assholes at work who we all have to bear at some time. But soon realized that I'm also guilty of using, in one form of another, the meeting-speak the author pointed out.
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