ELL HubTara VanDerveer
Tara VanDerveer
Episode 154
Vocabulary
huddle (verb)
- Definition:
- to come very close together in a small group to stay warm or talk quietly
- Example from the episode:
- “We huddle up in a circle and I talk to them about, these are our goals today.”
- Example sentence:
- “The family huddle in the living room to chat.”
routine (noun)
- Definition:
- something you do the same way every time, like brushing your teeth before bed
- Example from the episode:
- “Talk to me about the value of routine and how you see that play out in your own life and perhaps how others could benefit from routine.”
- Example sentence:
- “My morning routine includes coffee.”
succinct (adjective)
- Definition:
- using only a few words to say something clearly
- Example from the episode:
- “And it sounds like also you’re thinking about the duration of time you have, and then you adjust the number of items that you talk about in that amount of time, and many of us, in the moment, we feel such pressure that we just start talking, and it comes out in a garbled way that might not be really succinct.”
- Example sentence:
- “Please be succinct with your answers.”
off the cuff (idiom)
- Definition:
- speaking or acting without planning ahead
- Example from the episode:
- “I’ve done a lot of work recently on how to speak clearly and concisely in the moment, off the cuff, and it seems to me that as a coach during the game, you have to be a master of this, be it talking to your team during a brief timeout during a really important moment or making your case to a referee.”
- Example sentence:
- “The best ideas often come off the cuff.”