Emma is hosting dinner in Beijing, and her friend Wei arrives early to a kitchen full of smoke. Listen for how he talks her down and turns a disaster into a plan.
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Practice · 3 min
Record Wei's line "Actually, the middle's fine. It's only the outer layer that's gone." Say "actually" slowly, like you're surprised, then speed up on the good news. Play the model and compare. "Actually" at the start of a sentence often signals that the news is better than the other person expects.
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