Meaning of watercooler effect | Babel Free

Examples

“One of his first acts established public wells so that the nobility could no longer control the peasants’ critical access to water; this also generated a so-called watercooler effect that inspired people to gather freely and schmooze.”

“Now programmes are lucky if they have a viewing figure reaching 8 million and this has changed both the parameters within drama and the way the industry measures what audiences think about a particular programme. It has also changed the notion of the ‘watercooler effect’.”

“Perhaps by organizing company retreats, firms can make up for some of the lost watercooler effects.”

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