ELL HubMasters of Scale Feed Drop (Thursday April 16th)
Masters of Scale Feed Drop (Thursday April 16th)
Vocabulary
jeopardize (verb)
- Definition:
- to put someone or something in danger or at risk of harm or loss
- Example from the episode:
- “And if you did anything that jeopardized that, it could have quite a, a significant impact.”
- Example sentence:
- “Her mistake might jeopardize the whole project.”
audit (noun)
- Definition:
- a careful check of records or work to see if everything is correct
- Example from the episode:
- “When I come in and do some of my consulting work, one of the first things I'll do is a communication audit and I look for the number of meetings that people have and who, how many people and who are those people in those meetings?”
- Example sentence:
- “The school will do an audit of the books.”
inquisitive (adjective)
- Definition:
- curious and wanting to learn or know more
- Example from the episode:
- “I think you ask questions, you do your homework, you do your cyber stalking, you're checking out their LinkedIn profiles, you're, you're looking at their blog posts and, and Substacks, but you, you come in inquisitive.”
- Example sentence:
- “The inquisitive child asked many questions.”
low-hanging fruit (idiom)
- Definition:
- easy tasks or chances that give quick results
- Example from the episode:
- “What are the mistakes that you most commonly see and where are the opportunities to get better that, that are just the lowest hanging fruit to coach people up on?”
- Example sentence:
- “Fixing the typo is low-hanging fruit.”