• 🎧 Morning English Study — Disagreeing Professionally in Meetings
  • 1. 🎙️ Podcast Intro (3-4 sentences)
  • 2. 📝 5 Key Expressions
  • 3. 🔇 Fill in the Blank — 5 Questions (spoiler ||answer||)
  • 4. 🗣️ Speaking Practice — 3 Questions (spoiler)
  • 5. 🔄 Translation Quiz — 3 Questions (spoiler)
  • 6. 👂 Listening Challenge

🎧 Morning English Study — Disagreeing Professionally in Meetings

1. 🎙️ Podcast Intro (3-4 sentences)

Today’s theme is disagreeing professionally in meetings. In real projects, disagreement is normal, but how you phrase it decides whether the discussion becomes productive or emotional. In this session, you’ll practice polite pushback, clarification, and consensus-building expressions you can use right away. Let’s train for real output, not just passive understanding.

2. 📝 5 Key Expressions

3. 🔇 Fill in the Blank — 5 Questions (spoiler ||answer||)

1. I _ your point, but I think we should validate the risk first.
   Answer: ||see||

2. Could we step back and look at the bigger _?
   Answer: ||picture||

3. My _ is that this timeline is too optimistic.
   Answer: ||concern||

4. What if we test this with a smaller _ first?
   Answer: ||scope||

5. Can we align on the decision _ first?
   Answer: ||criteria||

4. 🗣️ Speaking Practice — 3 Questions (spoiler)

1. A teammate says “let’s just ship it right now.” Say one sentence in English that asks to validate the risk first.
   Sample answer: ||I understand the urgency, but could we validate the main risks before release?||

2. The meeting is turning emotional. Say one sentence that brings it back to the bigger picture.
   Sample answer: ||Could we take a step back and align on our shared goal first?||

3. Respect the other person’s opinion while saying the schedule is unrealistic.
   Sample answer: ||I see your point, but I’m concerned this timeline may not be realistic.||

5. 🔄 Translation Quiz — 3 Questions (spoiler)

1. “I understand what you are saying, but I would like us to agree on the success criteria first.”
   Answer: ||I see your point, but I think we should align on the success criteria first.||

2. “What worries me is that we are leaning too heavily on assumptions right now.”
   Answer: ||My concern is that we’re relying too much on assumptions right now.||

3. “How about experimenting with a small scope first and deciding from the results?”
   Answer: ||What if we run a small-scope test first and decide based on the results?||

6. 👂 Listening Challenge

Listen and write what you hear:

"I appreciate your perspective. My concern is the rollout risk. Could we test this with one customer segment first, then scale if the metrics look good?"

Shadowing tip:

• Pass 1: repeat in meaning-sized chunks, pausing between phrases
• Pass 2: repeat in a calm tone with no emotion
• Pass 3: swap in words from your own project and say it again