Giving Feedback
Saying something difficult kindly.
- Them
You wanted to talk about the report?
- You
Yes, the numbers were sent late again.
- Them
I know. It has been a hard week.
- You
Is there anything slowing you down?
- Them
I wait for data from another team.
- You
Could we ask them together tomorrow?
- Them
That would actually help a lot.
- You
Then we will ask them tomorrow morning.
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Words in this dialogue
- wantedwished to have
- talkto speak with someone
- reportan account of what happened
- numbersa figure used for counting
- sentpast form of send
- lateafter the expected time
- againone more time
- knowto have information about
- harddifficult; with force (raining hard)
- weekseven days
- anythingany thing at all
- slowingtaking a long time
- downalong; to a lower place
- waitto stay until something happens
- datainformation
- anotherone more
- teama group working together
- togetherwith each other
- tomorrowthe day after today
- actuallyin fact
- helpto make things easier for someone
- morningthe early part of the day
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- Printers and Small Things8 turns
- Asking to Work From Home8 turns
- Handing In Your Notice8 turns