ELL HubOliver Aust
Oliver Aust
Episode 325
Vocabulary
strategize (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to plan the best way to do something
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Oliver is founder of Speak Like a CEO Academy, where he coaches executives and founders how to refine and strategize about their communication.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “The team strategizes their next move.””
lifespan (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: the amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “So in my most recent book, Message Machine, we looked at why 90% of startups fail, plus established companies, their lifespan gets shorter and shorter as well.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Light bulbs have a long lifespan.””
icky (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: unpleasant or a little gross
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “And there's nothing icky about this.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “The bug looks icky to me.””
in parallel (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: at the same time as something else
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Don't create a product and then think about how you want to sell it and find investors, et cetera. Do it in parallel.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “They cook dinner and set the table in parallel.””