Here’s How to Professionally Say…

One of our favorite TikTok stars is Laura Whaley, better known by her handle @loewhaley. The Toronto, Ontario native has more than 2.8 million followers on TikTok as of September 2022. While Laura works as an IT consultant, her “ How do you say professionally? videos are applicable to any athletic training job setting.

In Laura’s videos, she translates things she wants to say into corporate jargon to show how you can get your point across to a co-worker or supervisor without coming off as rude.

Our favorite corporate speak for athletic trainers?

Try saying instead: Thank you for your input. I’ll keep that in mind as I move forward with decisions that fall within my responsibility

Try saying instead: There seems to be a disconnect here as this information has already been provided.

We’ve rounded up a few more that may be helpful. Enjoy!

How do you professional say… …that sounds like a you problem?

I believe that falls within your scope of responsibilities, but I’m happy to support where it makes sense.

…why didn’t you ask me for this sooner?

Given the tight turnaround, it would’ve been beneficial to have been looped in on this sooner.