A new hire in Bangalore meets the coworker at the next desk. Listen for the phrase he doesn't understand, and for the invitation he gets at the end.
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Listen first
No text yet. Listen for who, where and what goes wrong.
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- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
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- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
- OliviaText hidden. Listen first.
- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
- OliviaText hidden. Listen first.
- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
- OliviaText hidden. Listen first.
- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
- OliviaText hidden. Listen first.
- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
- OliviaText hidden. Listen first.
- VikramText hidden. Listen first.
Practice · 3 min
Record Vikram's line "Can I ask you something that might sound a bit silly?" Compare it with the model. A line like this buys you permission to ask a basic question, and people almost always say yes. Then record the question you'd really ask on a first day.
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Say it today
Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.