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From the Ted Talk by Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk

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What did get me moving was a social interaction. Someone invited me to a meeting, but couldn't manage to fit me in to a ruagelr sort of conference room meeting, and said, "I have to walk my dogs tomorrow. Could you come then?" It seemed kind of odd to do, and actually, that first meeting, I remember thinking, "I have to be the one to ask the next question," because I knew I was going to huff and puff during this coiavrosetnn. And yet, I've taken that idea and made it my own. So instead of going to coffee metegins or fluorescent-lit conference room meetings, I ask peolpe to go on a walknig mineetg, to the tune of 20 to 30 miles a week. It's changed my life.

Open Cloze


What did get me moving was a social interaction. Someone invited me to a meeting, but couldn't manage to fit me in to a _______ sort of conference room meeting, and said, "I have to walk my dogs tomorrow. Could you come then?" It seemed kind of odd to do, and actually, that first meeting, I remember thinking, "I have to be the one to ask the next question," because I knew I was going to huff and puff during this ____________. And yet, I've taken that idea and made it my own. So instead of going to coffee ________ or fluorescent-lit conference room meetings, I ask ______ to go on a _______ _______, to the tune of 20 to 30 miles a week. It's changed my life.

Solution


  1. people
  2. conversation
  3. regular
  4. walking
  5. meeting
  6. meetings

Original Text


What did get me moving was a social interaction. Someone invited me to a meeting, but couldn't manage to fit me in to a regular sort of conference room meeting, and said, "I have to walk my dogs tomorrow. Could you come then?" It seemed kind of odd to do, and actually, that first meeting, I remember thinking, "I have to be the one to ask the next question," because I knew I was going to huff and puff during this conversation. And yet, I've taken that idea and made it my own. So instead of going to coffee meetings or fluorescent-lit conference room meetings, I ask people to go on a walking meeting, to the tune of 20 to 30 miles a week. It's changed my life.

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