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So he wants the whole platform live by the twentieth?
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That's what the email says. Three weeks, no exceptions.
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Priya, that's not ambitious. That's delusional.
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I know. Which is why I'm going to push back.
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Mark, have you got five minutes? It's about the launch date.
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Sure. Though I should warn you, the date isn't up for debate.
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Understood. I'd still like to flag a few risks before we commit.
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Go on. I'm listening.
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To be candid, three weeks only works if nothing goes wrong.
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And in my experience, something always goes wrong.
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That sounds like a convenient way of saying no.
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It's a way of saying we'd be cutting corners on testing.
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If we ship with bugs, the launch becomes a liability, not a win.
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I hear you. But the board has been promised a date.
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Moving it now would make us look like we can't deliver.
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That's a fair point. So let's not move the date.
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Let's narrow the scope instead.
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Narrow it how?
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We launch the core features on the twentieth, fully tested.
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The reporting dashboard follows two weeks later, as a phase two.
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And the board gets their launch, just without the bells and whistles.
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Exactly. We under-promise now and over-deliver in phase two.
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Alright. I can sell that upstairs, provided phase two doesn't slip.
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It won't. I'll build in a buffer this time.
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Good. And Priya, I appreciate you raising this early.
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Most people would've just nodded and burned out by week three.
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I'd rather have an awkward conversation than a failed launch.
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Well? Are we still doomed?
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We're launching the core on the twentieth. Dashboard is phase two.
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You actually got him to budge? How?
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I didn't argue about the date. I argued about the risk.
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Remind me never to negotiate against you.

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Para quem é este vídeo?

Este vídeo é ideal para aprendizes de inglês intermediários e avançados que querem melhorar sua capacidade de se comunicar de forma assertiva em situações profissionais, especialmente ao negociar prazos. Se seu objetivo é falar inglês com confiança, defendendo ideias sem ser agressivo, essa conversa é um recurso valioso. Além disso, é perfeito para quem pratica shadowing, pois a linguagem é coloquial, mas formal o suficiente para ambientes de trabalho.

Palavras e expressões para usar no dia a dia

  • Push back: Contrariar ou questionar uma ideia. Exemplo: "Eu precisei push back no prazo proposto."
  • Delusional: Ilusório, sem base na realidade. "Pensar que conseguimos terminar em uma semana é delusional."
  • Cut corners: Fazer algo de forma superficial para economizar tempo. "Se cortarmos corners na revisão, teremos problemas."
  • Bells and whistles: Recursos extras, não essenciais. "O produto básico já funciona; os bells and whistles vêm depois."
  • Budge: Ceder, mudar de opinião. "Consegui fazer ele budge no prazo final."

Como melhorar a pronúncia em inglês com este vídeo

Para praticar a pronúncia, use a técnica de shadowing: reproduza as frases do vídeo imediatamente após ouvir, imitando o ritmo e a entonação. A fala na conversa é rápida, mas clara, então preste atenção a:

  • Intonação na negociação: Quando Priya diz "That's not ambitious. That's delusional", a entonação cai no final de cada frase para enfatizar a certeza. Repita com a mesma força para transmitir confiança.
  • Conjunções reduzidas: "I'd rather" (em vez de "I would rather") e "It won't" (em vez de "It will not") são comuns em fala coloquial. Pratique a pronúncia suave dessas formas.
  • Stress em palavras-chave: Palavras como "risks", "bugs", "liability" recebem mais ênfase. Isso ajuda a destacar pontos importantes na conversa.

Se você quer um shadowing site para treinar, procure plataformas que permitem pausar e repetir trechos. Aprender inglês com vídeos reais, como este, é uma das melhores maneiras de se adaptar à fala natural. Lembre: o shadowing em inglês exige consistência, mas os resultados aparecem rápido!

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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