Buzzword Bingo

Inspired by The Data Nazi's (no data for you!) post on oxymorons, I am writing a post on business buzzwords. In my nine years as a tech writer, I have dealt with many executives who like to use silly bidnis buzzwords to make themselves feel all puffy and boardroomy. As a writer, I am trained to do just the opposite, and I train my students likewise. The lesson I try to teach my students is one that many of my clients need to learn as well: The purpose of language and writing is communication with your intended audience. Big words, buzzwords, jargon, and convoluted phrasing communicate nothing and so they should be left out of most manuals, and probably, most conversation. They are the styrofoam peanuts of language. They just make it harder to get at the actual contents of the box, if any. I contend that when the speaker is a suit, there's probably nothing in the proverbial box. For your consideration, here is a partial list of words and phrases that immediately make me think less of the speaker or writer:

utilize
synergistic
think outside the box
paradigm
anything about a "radar screen"
added bonus (redundant!)
past history (ditto!)
failure to comply
methodology
multi-tasking
functionality
retrofit (ooooh, I hate that one.)

Well, that's all I can think of right now. The danger I'm facing is that I use these words jokingly so often, I forget that someone may be listening, and thinking I'm an empty suit, too. Suffice it to say, I'll bet Donald Trump never needs to use those canned experessions. I rest my case. Got any more for me?