公司的各種CxO我們已經聽過不少，而且聽了名稱也大概能猜出具體是做什么的。不過，你聽說過“首席拍桌官（chief table pounder）”嗎？據說這些人都很強勢，開會或者談判時手掌輕拍桌面幾下就能讓別人接受他們的觀點。這也太酷了吧！

Chief table pounder is the person who is the most ardent champion of a new or different way of doing things by slapping office furniture (usually a board table) with the flat of an open palm for emphasis. It's rather like using a judge's gavel to impose order in court.

Chief table pounder（首席拍桌官）指大力擁護新鮮的或者與眾不同做事方法、且表現強勢的人物。之所以叫“拍桌官”，是因為他們會通過用手掌擊打辦公家具（多為會議桌）表面的方式來強調自己的觀點。這種行為很像是法官在法庭上敲擊法槌來施行法令。

To show conviction to colleagues across a board table, they use palm-down gestures to emphasize their key speaking points. Without actually striking the tabletop, they just pronate their open palm--flip it down, parallel to the table's surface-and proffer it as a sign. Reach the gesture forward, while moving it up and down like a baton, to drive home their most important ideas. Without realizing why, listeners will sense they have greater confidence in their words.

為了向坐在對面的同事表明信心，他們會用手掌向下的姿勢來強調他們講話的重點。其實他們不用真正用手掌擊打桌面，只需將手掌輕輕平放在桌面上，以此作為一種暗示。向前伸出手掌，像棍子一樣上下揮舞一番，然后他們心目中最重要的觀點就順利通過了。一旁的聽眾也會毫無緣由地覺得他們對自己的觀點信心十足。

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（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）

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