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Leading and Motivating 2
Motivating the Team Here are practice dialogues for five scenarios in which a team lead needs to motivate people. These are designed to model a balance of technical authority and emotional intelligence. 1. The Scope Creep Context: A Product Manager (PM) wants to add a “simple” export button right before a release. 2. The Peer…
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Leading and Motivating
Notice how the Tech Lead motivates his team in the following dialogue. Then practice role-play scenarios to improve your leadership skills. Team Sync: Navigating the Sprint Tech Lead (Alex): “Morning, everyone. Before we dive into the boards, I want to take a second to look at where we are. I know the last two weeks…
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Prepositions of Place for IT Professionals
Since you’ve mastered the time-related prepositions, let’s shift focus to spatial prepositions. In IT, these are essential for describing network topology, hardware placement, and even where data “lives” in a system. 10 Place-Related Prepositions in IT * Advance Your English Skills * Get a full assessment, set your top goals, and achieve real results in…
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Prepositions in IT: On, In, At and For
Navigating prepositions in IT can feel a bit like debugging code—one wrong character and the whole meaning shifts. Here is a breakdown of how these four prepositions are typically “deployed” in a technical environment. 🟢 Use of “On” In IT, on usually refers to surfaces, specific platforms, or active states. 🔵 Use of “In” In…
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Great English Speaking Practice with Plurals
Practicing plurals in a technical context is a great way to bridge the gap between “textbook English” and the actual language used in stand-ups or code reviews. For a software developer, the trick is mastering regular plurals (ending in -s, -es), irregular plurals (data, criteria), and uncountable nouns (code, software). 1. Regular Plurals (-s /…
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Business Vocabulary 10
Super Deal: Get 4 free classes when you refer a friend, two for you and two for your friend. Ask your friend to schedule a consultation and mention your name. * Check out this new vocabulary and a conversation between a tech lead and a software developer that uses all the words. Word Pronunciation 1.…
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Business Vocabulary for Speaking 10
Check out these great business verbs and see how they fit in the cross-team scenario below. Get more English practice here. Word Pronunciation 1. accelerate ak-SE-ler-ate 2. acquire u-KWIRE 3. advocate AD-vo-kate 4. broaden BRA-den (a in father) 5. compile kum-PILE 6. conceive kun-SEEV 7. consolidate kun-SO-li-date 8. delegate DE-le-gate 9. diversify die-VER-si-fy 10. expedite…
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Business Vocabulary for Speaking 9
Check out this conversation between a tech lead and a software developer using new vocabulary words. Word Pronunciation 1. underestimate un-der-ES-ti-mate 2. aggravating A-gru-va-ding 3. acquire u-KWIRE 4. assimilate u-SiM-i-late 5. contradictory con-tru-DiK-tor-ee 6. requisite RE-kwi-zit 7. vague VĀG 8. caliber CA-li-ber 9. forfeit FOR-fit 10. precarious pre-CĀR-ee-us 11. sporadic spor-A-dik 12. candid CAN-did 13.…
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Business Vocabulary for Speaking 8
Review the word list to see which words you know and actively utilize and which you do not. Then use the conversation below to improve your intonation and examine appropriate usage of these words. Word Pronunciation 1. analogous u-NA-lu-gus 2. proportion pru-PŌR-shun 3. intrusive in-TROO-siv 4. formidable FORM-i-du-bul 5. negligible NEG-li-ju-bul 6. discerning di-SERN-ing 7.…
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Business Vocabulary for Speaking 7
Review the word list to see which words you know and actively utilize and which you do not. Then use the conversation below to improve your intonation and examine appropriate usage of these words. Word Pronunciation 1. absurd ub-SURD 2. allocation al-o-KĀ-shun 3. fallacious fu-LĀ-shus 4. preconceived pree-kun-SEEVD 5. antiquated AN-ti-kway-ded 6. fabricate FA-bri-kate 7.unbiased…
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