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Some people say companies should lower hiring standards to get more women into high-tech jobs. Do you agree or disagree? high-tech, glass ceiling, overcome
I disagree: lower standards insult talented women. Companies should overcome bias and break the glass ceiling instead.
Haiyan Zhang says she had to "over-geek" to get into technology. Is that fair, or should companies change instead? get into, face, tackle
Passion helps, but women shouldn't face extra barriers. Companies must also tackle the culture, not expect women to adapt.
Haiyan advises women to speak up in meetings even when they are unsure. Do you agree that this is realistic advice? insight, unorthodox, come up with
Yes, because an unorthodox insight is lost if nobody hears it. Women who come up with ideas should voice them.
Women stay out of tech mainly because of a lack of role models, not a lack of talent. Do you agree or disagree? barrier to entry, innovator, high-tech
I agree: without visible female innovators, the barrier to entry in high-tech feels higher than it really is.
Girls are naturally less interested in coding and gadgets than boys. Do you agree or disagree? code, gadget, tinker with
I disagree: interest is learned. Girls who tinker with gadgets or learn to code need the same encouragement as boys.
In "a project much bigger than their usual ones", what does "ones" refer to? take on a project, web developers, scalable
Projects. The writer avoids repeating the noun, which makes the sentence sound more natural.
Your team blames customers for falling sales. Challenge that assumption in one line. challenging assumptions, customers, culture
The problem is not the customer. The problem is our culture, and that is something we can change.
You must open a dull compliance briefing by departing from convention. What do you say first? departing from convention, unusual question, attention
Let me begin with an unusual question: what would happen if nobody here followed this rule tomorrow?
Investors want to delay your app launch until next year. How do you create a sense of urgency? urgency, act quickly, competitors
If we don't act quickly, a competitor will launch first and we won't have any customers left.
Your talk to managers has become a monologue after ten minutes. How do you get the audience to talk to one another? discuss, neighbour, two minutes
Can you discuss this question with your neighbour for two minutes? Then I'd like to hear your ideas.
Staff are anxious about a restructuring. How do you end your talk with optimism and confidence? optimism, little doubt, succeed
There's little doubt in my mind that we will succeed, because we are doing this together.
Combine into one cohesive sentence with a linker of contrast: Our rival hooks users with a free trial / we rely on our track record. whereas, hook somebody, track record
Our rival hooks users with a free trial, whereas we rely on our track record.
Combine using a linker of cause plus a noun phrase: Testers rejected the prototype / its UX was confusing. due to, prototype, UX
Testers rejected the prototype due to its confusing UX.
Combine using a linker of purpose: The researchers made a short video / they wanted to showcase their concept. in order to, researcher, showcase a concept
The researchers made a short video in order to showcase their concept.
Combine by changing the verb into a noun: The investors discussed the risk/reward for an hour / it was very useful. risk/reward, discussion, investors
The investors discussed the risk/reward for an hour, and the discussion was very useful.
Combine using a determiner to avoid repetition: The business model is scalable / the content is scalable. both, scalable, business model
Both the business model and the content are scalable.
