Soft Entries
The team is talking and you want to add a small idea
Just to add to that
One quick thought
I wanted to jump in here
You want to support a teammate
That’s a good call
That’s a solid point
I like that approach
When something is unclear for you
Quick question on that
Just to clarify
You’re about to wrap up a decision in the meeting
Before we lock this in
Before we move ahead
Client asks: Any thoughts?
Yeah, one thought is
From my side
You agree and want to enter politely
Yeah, I agree
I’m on the same page
You agree and you want to add an idea
Same here, one thing we haven’t mentioned yet is
Love it! Perhaps we can also
Yeah, and another angle we can take is
You aren’t so sure you understood or heard correctly
Let me make sure I'm following
If I’m understanding correctly
You want to give one last idea before the meeting is over
One last thing on my end
I have one more thought to throw in
Client says: Ok let’s move on to the next item
Can I jump in quickly before we move on?
Just to add one more thing before we switch topics
You want to speak without sounding strong(high context communication)
Maybe we could
One option could be
Something to consider is
The client or supervisor(depending on job position) is vague with the instructions
Can you please expand on that a bit more?
Can I get a bit more details please?
You want to add an important idea while your teammate is talking( you raise your hand and say)
One thing we should consider
Something we should keep in mind
Client sounds unsure and says: I'm not totally convinced this will work.
Totally fair, let me add some context
I'm happy to clarify how this would work
You join during a pause
One thing I'll like to add
Just a quick add here
Client says: So who’s going to handle this?
I can this and follow up
I can take the lead on that
You want to speak about an issue that requires special attention
I want to call out one thing
I want to flag something
Client asks: Does that work for everyone? ( But there is silence because the team was waiting for another person to speak and as a result nobody is talking )
I can jump in here
I can go first and say that yeah I think it works, I just have one small adjustment