Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Associate level

"Zoom in"

"Zoom in" means to narrow your focus and examine the details of something closely, rather than looking at it from a high level.

Say this instead: focus on the details

How "Zoom in" shows up at work

Paired almost reflexively with its opposite. The two get used together in strategy meetings to signal analytical range. Usually said by whoever feels the conversation has drifted too abstract, though "zoom in" is also frequently used to avoid a difficult strategic question.

Buzzword

Let's zoom in on the onboarding funnel before we talk about top-of-funnel at all.

Plain English

Let's focus on the details of the onboarding funnel before we talk about top-of-funnel at all.

Corporate Rank: Associate · Category: Meeting & Scheduling Jargon

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