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Elise Keith
Episode 125
Vocabulary
channel (verb)
- Definition:
- to direct something, like thoughts, energy or resources, towards a particular goal or outcome
- Example from the episode:
- “Everything in an organization’s communication architecture is really designed to channel three things, right?”
- Example sentence:
- “You need to channel your anger into something positive.”
resolution (noun)
- Definition:
- a firm decision someone makes to do or not do something
- Example from the episode:
- “Three people take the first one, three people take the second one, three people take the third one, and they work on them in parallel at the same time coming to a suggested resolution.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her resolution was to read a book every month.”
wishy-washy (adjective)
- Definition:
- unclear or not firm in decision or behavior
- Example from the episode:
- “Because when things are wishy-washy and messy, being in the room so that we can interrupt each other and overlap and read that body language really, really well helps.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her wishy-washy response did not help us make a decision.”
crack the code (idiom)
- Definition:
- figuring out a solution to a challenging problem
- Example from the episode:
- “I’m excited to have you help us crack the code on effective meetings, Elise.”
- Example sentence:
- “After studying for hours, Tom finally managed to crack the code of the complex mathematical equation.”