Exercises to practice what we have learnt in

Exercises to practice what we have learnt in chapter 5 Lena Epinatyeva

Exercise 1. Creating our own combinations • Disagreeing I see your point of view, but I feel You could be right, but from my point of view I understand what you mean, but from my perspective I can see your perspective, but in my opinion I am afraid I do not agree, because how I see it is I do not share your point of view, but I think Lena Epinatyeva

Agreeing • That is a good point, and how I see it • That is right, and from my point of view • I know exactly what you mean, and from my perspective • That is exactly the way I see it, and I feel • I share your point of view, and I think • I totally agree, and in my opinion Polina Dobrova

Exercise 2. Combining the first and the second steps differently • I see your point of view, but in my opinion Disagreeing • You could be right, but from my perspective • I understand what you mean, but from my point of view • I can see your perspective, but I think • I am afraid I do not agree, because I feel • I do not share your point of view, but how I see it is Alina Zayko

Agreeing • That is a good point, and in my opinion • That is right, and how I see it • I know exactly what you mean, and I think • That is exactly the way I see it, and from my perspective • I share your point of view, and I feel • I totally agree, and from my point of view Alina Zayko

Exercise 5. Reflection and Application to your work • First set of combinations (Disagreeing): • 1. I can see your perspective, but in my opinion the first priority is to look at the costs. • 2. You could be right, but from my perspective the first priority is to look at the costs. • Second set of combinations (Agreeing): • 1. That is a good point, and I think it is vital to understand employee concerns. • 2. I know what you mean, and I feel it is vital to understand employee concerns. Danila Mitrofanov

• In the future – choose 2 more phrases – until you use them all; • Aim: to demonstrate – choosing only a few things has three benefits: 1) does not take extra time; 2) can use it confidently; 3) practice becomes a habit; Danila Mitrofanov

Exercise 6. A Model of the Collaborative Dance • all three steps of the dance are observed: 1. Feedback, reaction (in italics); 2. Collaborative phrases (in bold); 3. Content. MICHAEL: As you all know, we are going through difficult times during this merger. I called this meeting so that in a spirit of collaboration we could openly express our opinions about it. So what are your views? SARAH: I know what you mean and I feel that it would be helpful if we stopped blaming each other and tried to find a way to work together with more trust. JOHN: I am afraid I do not agree, because when it comes to mergers like this you cannot really trust anyone, is how I see it. Evgeni Kuristyn

Exercise 6. Instructions Tasks: 1. Read the script together aloud three times. By the third time it will flow more easily; 2. After finishing discuss what it felt like dancing the English collaborative dance of opinions. Questions: • Did you feel the rhythm? • Did it feel similar? • How does the script compare with your native dance of opinions? • Your reaction to the collaborative dance of opinions. Evgeni Kuristyn