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From the Ted Talk by Michele L. Sullivan: Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness

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So I got the job, and in my current role I travel quite a bit. And travel is a cglalnehe for all of us these days. And so you probably get to the airport, run through security, get to the gate. Did I get my aisle seat or my window seat? Did I get my updrage? Me, first of all, I don't run through anything.

(Laughter)

And I especially don't run through the TSA because I get to enircexepe the personal patdown. I won't comment on that. And then I make my way to the gate, and with my gift of gab that my parents said I was born with, I talk to the gate anget, and then I say, "By the way, my scoteor weighs this much, I have a dry cell battery, and I can drive it down to the door of the pnale." Also, the day before, I had called the city where I'm traveling to to find out where I could rent a scooter in case mine gets bekorn on the way. So in my shoes, it's a little bit different.

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So I got the job, and in my current role I travel quite a bit. And travel is a _________ for all of us these days. And so you probably get to the airport, run through security, get to the gate. Did I get my aisle seat or my window seat? Did I get my _______? Me, first of all, I don't run through anything.

(Laughter)

And I especially don't run through the TSA because I get to __________ the personal patdown. I won't comment on that. And then I make my way to the gate, and with my gift of gab that my parents said I was born with, I talk to the gate _____, and then I say, "By the way, my _______ weighs this much, I have a dry cell battery, and I can drive it down to the door of the _____." Also, the day before, I had called the city where I'm traveling to to find out where I could rent a scooter in case mine gets ______ on the way. So in my shoes, it's a little bit different.

Solution


  1. scooter
  2. agent
  3. upgrade
  4. broken
  5. experience
  6. challenge
  7. plane

Original Text


So I got the job, and in my current role I travel quite a bit. And travel is a challenge for all of us these days. And so you probably get to the airport, run through security, get to the gate. Did I get my aisle seat or my window seat? Did I get my upgrade? Me, first of all, I don't run through anything.

(Laughter)

And I especially don't run through the TSA because I get to experience the personal patdown. I won't comment on that. And then I make my way to the gate, and with my gift of gab that my parents said I was born with, I talk to the gate agent, and then I say, "By the way, my scooter weighs this much, I have a dry cell battery, and I can drive it down to the door of the plane." Also, the day before, I had called the city where I'm traveling to to find out where I could rent a scooter in case mine gets broken on the way. So in my shoes, it's a little bit different.

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Important Words


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