Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1..............., the budgetary risk is not the headline figure but the assumptions behind it.
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"If I could just come in there" is a polite formula for entering the conversation without sounding abrupt.
2..............., we still need to decide who will brief the regulator.
Wrong!
"Before we move on" signals that the speaker is briefly holding the floor to close one point first.
3............... that you are proposing a six-month extension rather than a permanent waiver?
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"Can I just check" is a turn-taking move that requests clarification before the discussion proceeds.
4Sorry, I interrupted you—............... finish your point.
Wrong!
"Go ahead and" explicitly yields the floor and invites the other speaker to continue.
5..............., because we have two minutes left, the merger clause is still too loosely drafted.
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"Briefly" announces a short turn, which fits the time-pressure cue.
6Since ............... from Priya, perhaps she could comment on the client-side implications.
Wrong!
"we haven't heard" from someone is a standard way to invite a quieter participant into the discussion.
7..............., the delay is primarily a governance failure, not a staffing issue.
Wrong!
"To return to my point" reclaims the earlier line of argument after a digression.
8............... into the technical detail, could you give us the thirty-second version?
Wrong!
"rather than go" sets a limit on the next turn and redirects it to a summary.
9I take your point about reputational risk; ..............., the implementation costs have not been modelled.
Wrong!
"That said" acknowledges the previous contribution and then introduces a qualification or counterpoint.
10............... until after Elena has finished the compliance update?
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"Can we park that" asks to defer a topic and keep the current turn sequence on track.
11Could I ............... ask one follow-up before we close this item?
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"come in to" means enter the discussion for a turn, here specifically to ask one follow-up.
12..............., because we are drifting into procurement and the agenda item is legal exposure.
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"I'll stop you there" is a chairing move that cuts off a contribution and redirects the meeting.
Exercise complete
0 out of 12
correct answers
Answers
- If I could just come in there , the budgetary risk is not the headline figure but the assumptions behind it.
- Before we move on , we still need to decide who will brief the regulator.
- Can I just check that you are proposing a six-month extension rather than a permanent waiver?
- Sorry, I interrupted you—Go ahead and finish your point.
- Briefly , because we have two minutes left, the merger clause is still too loosely drafted.
- Since we haven’t heard from Priya, perhaps she could comment on the client-side implications.
- To return to my point , the delay is primarily a governance failure, not a staffing issue.
- rather than go into the technical detail, could you give us the thirty-second version?
- I take your point about reputational risk; That said , the implementation costs have not been modelled.
- Can we park that until after Elena has finished the compliance update?
- Could I come in to ask one follow-up before we close this item?
- I’ll stop you there , because we are drifting into procurement and the agenda item is legal exposure.