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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | Dutch term or phrase: geen vrijblijvende praatbarak | Which English expression would best convey the meaning of praatbarak here? A talking shop (discussion that doesn't actually achieve anything), talking heads (people just giving their opinions on a topic), something else? Context is a series of round-table discussions, each on a specific theme, organised by a business school (Een tiental bedrijven – niet-concurrenten van elkaar – samenbrengen rond één tafel om kennis te delen en ervaringen uit te wisselen.)
This is one item in a list of 'succesfactoren':
- een gezond evenwicht tussen formele presentaties, best practices en interactieve discussies. De rondetafel is geen les, maar ook ***geen vrijblijvende praatbarak***. |
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Gerrit Veldman
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| Grading comment Thanks for the confirmation, though I tweaked it a bit; "but it is not an informal talking shop either" or "nor is it an informal talking shop".
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