Email & Comms Jargon · Vice President level

"To be transparent"

"To be transparent" is a phrase executives use to signal that what follows is unusually candid or blunt, often before delivering unwelcome news.

Say this instead: honestly

How "To be transparent" shows up at work

The VP version of "to be honest," deployed in all-hands meetings and difficult emails. It rarely precedes genuinely surprising information, but it does buy a moment of authority before the pivot.

Buzzword

To be transparent, we're not hitting our numbers this quarter.

Plain English

Honestly, we're not hitting our numbers this quarter.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Email & Comms Jargon

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