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Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you want to challenge someone's ideas? Listen out for useful language for challenging someone's ideas. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Vanya: Guys! I've got it! I've figured it out!
Emir: Figured what out?
Paul: That it's polite to knock on the door before coming in?
Vanya: This idea is just too good, Paul! It's too good!
Paul: Go on, then.
Vanya: So! Cats!
Emir: I'm a bit lost. What are you talking about?
Vanya: Videos. Cat videos! For our social media account. Hundreds of them. Everyone loves cats!
Paul: I hate cats.
Vanya: Everyone except you, Paul.
Paul: Have you considered the fact that we're a branding agency, not a pet shop?
Vanya: I take your point, Paul, but, come on, be imaginative! Cat videos are some of the most searched videos on the internet.
Emir: I see where you're coming from, Vanya, but I think I agree with Paul here. How is this relevant for a branding agency?
Vanya: Look. Social media, it's a numbers game. If we share dozens of cat videos each day, then we get more followers.
Emir: That's true. So how exactly do you see this working? I mean, who's going to find all these videos?
Vanya: Erm, OK, I'm very aware of the challenges here, but I'm convinced this is going to work.
Paul: I'm not so sure.
Emir: Well, I guess you have to look at it from both sides. Why don't we try it for a couple of weeks and see if there's any impact?
Vanya: Great! We are going to get so many more followers. I'm absolutely positive!
Paul: Good luck with that! I hope it doesn't turn out to be a cat-astrophe ... What? ... It's a good joke.
Ana: Hello again! Well, I thought that was a good joke! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for challenging someone's ideas? Listen to me and then repeat.
I'm a bit lost. What are you talking about?
Have you considered the fact that we're a branding agency, not a pet shop?
I take your point, but be imaginative.
I see where you're coming from.
I think I agree with Paul here.
How exactly do you see this working?
I'm very aware of the challenges here, but I'm convinced this will work.
You have to look at it from both sides.
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you want to challenge someone's ideas in English. Bye for now!
I never tried to suggest new ideas ay work. Though I think that sometimes I can come up with brilliant ideas, but I am always too shy to suggest what I have in mind.
I haven't ever thought up any unusual ideas at work.
I don't like to bring up ideas to work because I want to get minimally involved as it is.
I tried new ideas, some of which worked in changing decisions during discussions regarding the visibility of our company
It wasn't actually a new idea, but it was very unusual in a job I had 10 years ago: we used to have many meetings with other areas during the week where the host would provide something to drink and eat for the guests, which was always coffee, cookies and croissants. So I went to a grocery store near the office and arranged with them to send me a tray full of peeled and sliced fruit for every meeting I had to schedule. All attendees were shocked to have colorful and healthy food for the meeting and it was a great success. Unfortunately, in the other jobs I had since then, even though I tried, I was never able to fix the same thing again with another grocery store.
Ya that is what it came to my mind firstly
It's such beginner's idea at work
Greatest
I am not working at the moment, so I'll talk about an unusual idea I tried at school. I tried convincing my roommates to have a 5-minute run and some workout every day after the school day to stay fit and healthy. Unfortunately, we stopped doing this because we were busy with school work and studying.
One time, my peers and I tried to practice English every day at work. The practice consisted of learning five new words and challenging each other using these. We only did that one day haha I think that we were already exhausted with the work issues.
i am a student at the university and i don't usually give unusual ideas because I'm afraid that my suggestions are not suitable for the classes. But maybe in the future i will try to give some special ideas to teachers and my classmates