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From the Ted Talk by Jess Kutch: What productive conflict can offer a workplace

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(Laughter)

"Oh," he replied, and he got really qieut.

(Laughter)

Yeah, and that's the second kind of reaction: the uncomfortable kind. People usually withdraw from the conversation and find someone else to talk to.

Finally, there's the third rceoitan, the excited one, the, "Oh my God, yes! We need this!" And someone always proceeds to tell me a story. It's always a story about a job or a coworker or a friend who's enduring something awful at work. What I've noticed is that there is never a neutral response to what I do. You're either repelled by it, or you're srcutk with a lghninitg bolt of eecximnett.

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(Laughter)

"Oh," he replied, and he got really _____.

(Laughter)

Yeah, and that's the second kind of reaction: the uncomfortable kind. People usually withdraw from the conversation and find someone else to talk to.

Finally, there's the third ________, the excited one, the, "Oh my God, yes! We need this!" And someone always proceeds to tell me a story. It's always a story about a job or a coworker or a friend who's enduring something awful at work. What I've noticed is that there is never a neutral response to what I do. You're either repelled by it, or you're ______ with a _________ bolt of __________.

Solution


  1. excitement
  2. lightning
  3. quiet
  4. struck
  5. reaction

Original Text


(Laughter)

"Oh," he replied, and he got really quiet.

(Laughter)

Yeah, and that's the second kind of reaction: the uncomfortable kind. People usually withdraw from the conversation and find someone else to talk to.

Finally, there's the third reaction, the excited one, the, "Oh my God, yes! We need this!" And someone always proceeds to tell me a story. It's always a story about a job or a coworker or a friend who's enduring something awful at work. What I've noticed is that there is never a neutral response to what I do. You're either repelled by it, or you're struck with a lightning bolt of excitement.

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