The Book · Odd Pigeon Press
Speak Like a Leader
A comic dictionary of 50+ corporate buzzwords
You have heard every one of these. Probably this week.
The gift for anyone who says “the ball is in your court.”
- Circle back
- Synergy
- Low-hanging fruit
- Boil the ocean
- Move the needle
- Open the kimono
- Touch base
- Take it offline
- Deep dive
- Drink the Kool-Aid
- 30,000-foot view
- Ball is in your court
- Bandwidth
- Think outside the box
- Run it up the flagpole
- Peel the onion
- Quick win
- Double-click on that
Plain English went corporate, and never quite came back.
How each entry works
Two pages per buzzword. What it means, and what it really means.
- 1Definition
- 2Application
- 3Origin
- 4The comic
A few that land too close
Read these extracts. Sound familiar?
Ball is in your courtThe promotion is always one 80-slide deck away. 
Quick winSome things do not move faster just because the deadline did. 
Elephant in the roomEveryone sees it. Nobody names it. Then someone mentions the $8,000 dinner.
Meet the cast
You already work with these people.
The Boss
Managing Director and CEO, self-appointed, 62
Fun fact Still hasn't learned how to save a document as a PDF.
The Manager
Project Manager, actual boss, 34
Fun fact Has a sixth sense for spotting a red flag.
The Analyst
Business Analyst, junior multitasker, 26
Fun fact Lives in constant fear of “per my last email.”
Everyone else in the meeting
Take it home. Or leave one on a colleague's desk.
Hardcover · 140 pages · 8″ square · Full colour
Out 16 NovemberBuying for the whole team?
We do bulk orders from 15 copies, and the per-copy price drops as the order grows.
Ask about bulk ordersBefore you ask
The questions we actually get.
Is there a paperback or an ebook?
No. One format, on purpose. It is a full-colour comic book, and it is meant to sit on a desk where people pick it up. A paperback would sag and an ebook would kill the joke.
Where does it ship, and how long does it take?
Worldwide. Each copy is printed when you order it, so allow a few days on top of normal shipping.
Should I buy on Amazon or directly from us?
Either works. In the US, UK and Australia, buying directly from us costs 25% less than the cover price; each direct copy is printed when you order it, so allow one to two weeks.
Who's behind this
Made by Consulting Comedy.
More than a million people follow Consulting Comedy, and every one of them has sat through the same meeting. Speak Like a Leader is our first comic book, published under Odd Pigeon Press.
The author's name is not on the cover. That part was on purpose.
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