Natural Conversation

Soft Entries

100

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

200

You agree and want to enter politely 

Yeah, I agree

I’m on the same page

300

You want to speak without sounding strong(high context communication)

Maybe we could

One option could be

Something to consider is

400

You join during a pause

One thing I'll like to add

Just a quick add here

500

You want to speak about an issue that requires special attention 

I want to call out one thing

I want to flag something

Build on Others

100

You want to support a teammate 

That’s a good call

That’s a solid point

I like that approach

200

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

Clarifying Entry

100

When something is unclear for you

Quick question on that

Just to clarify

200

You aren’t so sure you understood or heard correctly 

Let me make sure I'm following 

If I’m understanding correctly

300

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?

Before a Decision

100

You’re about to wrap up a decision in the meeting 

Before we lock this in

Before we move ahead

200

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

300

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 Moments

100

Client  asks: Any thoughts?

Yeah, one thought is

From my side

200

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

300

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

400

Client says: So who’s going to handle this?

I can this and follow up 

I can take the lead on that

500

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