Email & Comms Jargon · Managing Director level

"Full transparency"

"Full transparency" means the speaker is about to share something directly and wants to signal that they are being candid rather than diplomatic.

Say this instead: honestly

How "Full transparency" shows up at work

Often a preamble to something that required a conversation with HR or legal before being shared. The phrase signals honesty while occasionally achieving the opposite, because truly transparent people do not need to announce their transparency.

Buzzword

Full transparency, we are probably two weeks behind where we told the board we'd be.

Plain English

Honestly, we are probably two weeks behind where we told the board we'd be.

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