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From the Ted Talk by Heidi Grant: How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Take something like DonorsChoose. You go onlnie, you can choose the individual teacher by name whose classroom you're going to be able to help by leaitllry biyung the specific items they've requested, like meccsiroops or lppoats or flexible seating. An appeal like that makes it so easy for me to imagine the good that my money will do, that I actually get an immediate snsee of eefveftsicnes the minute I commit to giving.

But you know what else they do? They follow up. droons actually get letters from the kids in the classroom. They get pictures. They get to know that they made a dnefiercfe. And this is something we need to all be doing in our everyday lives, especially if we want people to continue to give us help over the long term. Take time to tell your colleague that the help that they gave you really helped you land that big sale, or helped you get that interview that you were really hoping to get. Take time to tell your partner that the support they gave you really made it possible for you to get through a tough time. Take time to tell your caettitsr that you're super happy that for some reason, this time the cats didn't break anything while you were away, and so they must have done a really good job.

Open Cloze


Take something like DonorsChoose. You go ______, you can choose the individual teacher by name whose classroom you're going to be able to help by _________ ______ the specific items they've requested, like ___________ or _______ or flexible seating. An appeal like that makes it so easy for me to imagine the good that my money will do, that I actually get an immediate _____ of _____________ the minute I commit to giving.

But you know what else they do? They follow up. ______ actually get letters from the kids in the classroom. They get pictures. They get to know that they made a __________. And this is something we need to all be doing in our everyday lives, especially if we want people to continue to give us help over the long term. Take time to tell your colleague that the help that they gave you really helped you land that big sale, or helped you get that interview that you were really hoping to get. Take time to tell your partner that the support they gave you really made it possible for you to get through a tough time. Take time to tell your _________ that you're super happy that for some reason, this time the cats didn't break anything while you were away, and so they must have done a really good job.

Solution


  1. literally
  2. buying
  3. catsitter
  4. online
  5. laptops
  6. donors
  7. effectiveness
  8. microscopes
  9. difference
  10. sense

Original Text


Take something like DonorsChoose. You go online, you can choose the individual teacher by name whose classroom you're going to be able to help by literally buying the specific items they've requested, like microscopes or laptops or flexible seating. An appeal like that makes it so easy for me to imagine the good that my money will do, that I actually get an immediate sense of effectiveness the minute I commit to giving.

But you know what else they do? They follow up. Donors actually get letters from the kids in the classroom. They get pictures. They get to know that they made a difference. And this is something we need to all be doing in our everyday lives, especially if we want people to continue to give us help over the long term. Take time to tell your colleague that the help that they gave you really helped you land that big sale, or helped you get that interview that you were really hoping to get. Take time to tell your partner that the support they gave you really made it possible for you to get through a tough time. Take time to tell your catsitter that you're super happy that for some reason, this time the cats didn't break anything while you were away, and so they must have done a really good job.

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