The document discusses how idioms can be explained or clarified through different clues within a sentence. It provides examples of idioms being explained through a definition, restatement using synonyms, or a contrasting phrase within the same sentence. It also analyzes a conversation during a business meeting, finding that a leader was able to achieve agreement and decide on behalf of the team through carefully crafting his sentences, demonstrating that words can have significant impact and value through shaping discussions.
The document discusses how idioms can be explained or clarified through different clues within a sentence. It provides examples of idioms being explained through a definition, restatement using synonyms, or a contrasting phrase within the same sentence. It also analyzes a conversation during a business meeting, finding that a leader was able to achieve agreement and decide on behalf of the team through carefully crafting his sentences, demonstrating that words can have significant impact and value through shaping discussions.
The document discusses how idioms can be explained or clarified through different clues within a sentence. It provides examples of idioms being explained through a definition, restatement using synonyms, or a contrasting phrase within the same sentence. It also analyzes a conversation during a business meeting, finding that a leader was able to achieve agreement and decide on behalf of the team through carefully crafting his sentences, demonstrating that words can have significant impact and value through shaping discussions.
use. Sentence: I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles. I was so nervous. 2. Restatement or synonym clues. An idiom may be simplified or restated. Sentence: The young girl felt as though she had been sent to the dog house when her mother punished her for fighting in school. 3. Contrast or Antonym clues. An idiom may be clarified by a contrasting phrase or antonym that is near it. Sentence: Chynna thought the 5k marathon would be a piece of cake, but it turned out to be very difficult. Whenever we hear common phrases such as “Easier said than done” or “Talk is cheap,” it’s easy to fall under the impression that words do not have the same value as actions. However, a conversation analysis study shows that there’s more to our words than meets the eye. Analyzing an interaction during a business meeting, the researchers show how an ongoing conversation puts leadership into practice. By carefully crafting his sentences, the observant from the study manages to achieve agreement, decide on behalf of the team, and, as the study claims: “talk himself into being a leader.” The research also claims that the way leaders talk is what defines and models the entire organization. Putting their words before actions, they reduce the chances of miscommunication, planting the seed of an efficient workflow.