Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Intern level

"Next steps"

"Next steps" refers to the specific actions or tasks that need to happen following a meeting, conversation, or decision.

Say this instead: what's next

How "Next steps" shows up at work

The final slide of nearly every meeting deck and the last agenda item of nearly every call, where it functions as the moment tasks are assigned to people who were not paying close enough attention to object. Ownership and deadlines are often left as an exercise for the follow-up email.

Buzzword

Let us make sure we are aligned on next steps before we close out the call.

Plain English

Let us confirm what's next and who owns each item before we end the call.

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