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Hello, my name is Imelda and welcome to Skillopedia, a place to learn skills for the real world.

Life brings us many situations and some of them are so bad that they catch you in the wrong place.

You don't know what is the best way to react, even worse you don't react at all.

Am I correct?

So today we will be exploring such situations especially when you are in office and the escape routes.

So let's get started.

The first point I have for you is candid emails.

Yes we all agree we have friends in our office.

We share things, we share information, we don't want everyone to know, especially our bosses.

You know I'll tell you an example,

I had a situation, I had a project that was given to me and I was not really happy about it.

You know what I did?

I wrote a very nasty, very sarcastic email to my friends.

But unfortunately, I forgot to check who am I sending to and And that mail went straight to my boss.

Guess how awkward it would have been for me.

My boss as soon as he received the email, he called me into his office.

I was nervous, I was shaking in fear, don't know what to do.

He called me in, we talked, something very casual, he didn't say anything about it and I went out of the room.

But trust me, my legs were still shaking, I could not believe I did something like that.

So my advice for you is never write candid emails

when you are in office and especially even if you're writing an email,

always check the sender's information because those two things make a lot of difference

and it will help you avoid awkward situations regarding your emails.

The next situation I have for you is, to be caught distracted in a meeting.

I'm sure you would agree that all the meetings that you attend do not go the way you expected them to be.

You have a tendency and it's human to get distracted, you start thinking something else, anything except what is happening in the meeting.

Now imagine if somebody throws a question at you during the meeting and you don't know what are they talking about.

It will be the most awkward situation because now everyone will be looking at you.

My advice for you is, start taking notes, that will help you a lot.

Why?

Because notes or taking notes will help you focus and next time if somebody is asking you a question,

you know how to answer actively and the right thing.

Also if you have a doubt, if you think the meeting is not going in the right direction, you can stop them and let them know,

hey you know what, I think this point is more valid than that point.

This will help you improve the credibility in front of your supervisors as well as your colleagues.

So next time if you are entering a meeting room, please take a notepad and a pen.

The next but the most difficult situation I have for you is, telling someone about their body odour.

It is one of the most awkward situations that you can ever face.

Imagine this, John works with Clark, Sandy, Isabella and everybody else.

John's boss calls him and says, hey John, can you ask

Clark to smell differently?

I mean he's sweating, could you ask him to use a perfume or cologne?

It's making everybody feel uncomfortable.

Imagine how John would feel, why should he be the bad guy?

But yes, the boss has given you something and you've got to do it.

So what's the way you can do it?

Well, this is what John should do.

Clark, can you step aside?

We need to talk.

First step, ask him to step aside and let him know that you are going to talk to him.

Second, hmm, some of our colleagues have noticed that she smell a little differently when you're in office.

Tip number two, please

Please do not mention who complained about him.

It's not nice, it's not ethical.

Just say, just make it vague, just say, some of us have noticed. So...

Clark, some of us have noticed that you smell differently or you smell differently in office.

Step number three, offer a solution.

Perhaps you may want to use this perfume or this cologne, it's very new in the market and I'm sure you would love it.

So offer a solution.

Step number four, ask his thoughts.

What do you think about it Clark?

Now this entire conversation will help

Clark give some time to understand what is happening.

It will help him to be receptive rather defensive.

Imagine if I step aside or if I tell about this in front of everybody.

Clark you smell bad and I want you to change your perfume.

Imagine how awkward or how bad it is for Clark.

He will never face your colleagues again.

Am I correct? right?

So please be sensitive.

Let me recap, ask him to step aside, tell the situation in a polite and diplomatic way,

offer a solution and ask for his thought.

Okay, so next time you have an awkward situation for a body order, you know exactly what to do.

The next situation is quite common in a day -to -day office life.

We encounter such situations quite often.

What is it?

Uncomfortable topics.

You know and I know that there are some people who love to talk things with sexual references.

Now that as a female makes me feel very uncomfortable

And if you are such a person and if you are feeling uncomfortable with such topics, well this is what you should do.

Ask the person to step aside and let the person know how uncomfortable you feel

while he is talking something like that and ask him politely if he can avoid such topics.

If you do not tell him how you feel, he will never know and he will repeat the mistakes.

Also, that may make another lady feel uncomfortable.

So men, do not talk about anything with sexual references or religion in your office.

That may make a lot of people uncomfortable.

And ladies, if you are feeling uncomfortable, it's best to let the other person know, politely but assertively.

And the last one I have for you is, too close to be comfortable.

Very rare,

very seldom but it does happen that somebody may be standing very close to you and that makes you feel very uncomfortable.

Maybe because your definition of space is different than his or her definition of space.

And if someone is standing too close to you, which you think is not right, this is what you're supposed to do.

Let me give you an example.

I had my boss, or once I had my boss who was working on something

and he didn't realise he was standing right behind me.

So close that I could feel his breath on my neck.

I felt awkward, I felt a little shocked.

What did I do?

I turned around and faced him and started a casual conversation.

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Hey how are you doing?

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How was your day so far?

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How was the meeting?

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That conversation while looking at his eyes, looking at him, facing him made him realize the distance, lack of distance between us.

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He himself stepped aside and we continued with the conversation.

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Yes, it may not be possible and it may sound a little rude to tell the person of, dude step aside you're too close to me.

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Perhaps this may help you.

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So next time if you have someone way too close to you or standing way too close to you,

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step aside, turn around, look straight in his eyes and start a normal conversation.

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This will help the other person realise the lack of distance between both of you.

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So next time if you are caught in an awkward situation, I hope you know exactly what to do.

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I really hope you found these tips useful.

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I will be back with a new session, until then stay healthy, have fun,

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“Dealing with awkward situations at workplace & their escape routes - Interpersonal & Soft Skills”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：situation, step, uncomfortable, awkward, Clark。这段视频共有 16 个句子、1382 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 9:19。说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 148 个词，很适合跟读。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。全部 16 个句子中有 19 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
uncomfortable 形容词	/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/	不舒服
awkward 形容词	/ˈɔk.wɚd/	彆扭 /别扭
topic 名词	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主题, 話題 /话题
colleague 名词	/ˈkɒliːɡ/	同事, 同僚
perfume 名词	/ˈpɝfjuːm/	香味, 芬芳
skill 名词	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
shake 动词	/ˈʃeɪk/	搖 /摇
distract 动词	/dɪˈstɹækt/	分心
sensitive 形容词	/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/	敏感
shock 名词	/ʃɔk/	衝擊 /冲击
valid 形容词	/ˈvælɪd/	有效的
explore 动词	/ɪkˈsploɹ/	探索, 探險 /探险
breathe 动词	/bɹiːð/	呼吸, 吸
encounter 动词	/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/	遇到, 遇見 /遇见
rude 形容词	/ɹuːd/	粗暴, 無禮 /无礼

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
turn around 动词	轉身 /转身
go out 动词	出, 出口

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

Even worse you don’t react at all.
You know what I did?
Guess how awkward it would have been for me?
Don’t know what to do?
How was your day so far?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	has given · have noticed
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	was given · be caught · are caught

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 16 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, you're, didn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, shock /ʃɔk/
长单词——注意重音位置: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, diplomatic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, defensive /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/, valid /ˈvælɪd/, actively /ˈæktɪvli/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, react /ɹiːˈækt/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, credibility /kɹɛd.əˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 uncomfortable, awkward, topic 这类单词。

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