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Persuasion and debate

Read irony and understatement, persuade an audience, disagree in meetings and set conditions, each as a real case with a model solution.

4 lessons, about 44 minutes in all. Take them in order.

Printable cheat sheet

  1. Mission: decode the real message in workplace emails 11 min

    Understatement and irony. Work out what a manager and a client mean but do not say, then reply to the real message.

  2. Mission: give a two-minute speech to persuade residents 11 min

    Persuasion. Win a room with an honest figure, a fair concession and an alternative to vote for.

  3. Mission: push back in a budget meeting 11 min

    Nuanced agreement and disagreement. Defend your team's project without losing the room, by hearing what is really being proposed.

  4. Mission: draft the conditions of a partnership 11 min

    Conditions and caveats. Capstone of the district: decode an understated offer, state what you commit to and on what conditions, and say no politely where you must.

Boss challenge

12 mixed questions from this district's lessons. Score 80% or more to clear it and open French at work. No timer: take your time, and try as often as you like.