{"id":27744,"date":"2024-01-18T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27744"},"modified":"2024-01-18T10:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:23:07","slug":"connect-better-with-your-coworkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/01\/connect-better-with-your-coworkers\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect Better with Your Coworkers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the isolation we had to go through during the pandemic, some employees had difficulties reconnecting. This brings a new problem that plagues the workplace \u2014 employees feeling disconnected from their company, their jobs, and their coworkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not surprisingly though, the kind of relationship we have with the people we work with every single day is proportionally linked to our success at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this TED video on ways to help you connect better with your colleagues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"3 Ways to Better Connect with Your Coworkers | The Way We Work, a TED series\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zgtD2Cerots?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does the adjective \u201c<strong>disconnected<\/strong>\u201d mean here, \u201c<em>People feel pretty <\/em><strong><em>disconnected<\/em><\/strong><em> at work right now &#8211; disconnected from their organizations, from their jobs, and especially from their colleagues.<\/em>\u201d? Give 2 synonyms or similar expressions and use the word \u2018disconnected\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201d<strong>social butterfly<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201d<em>I have a few tips and you don\u2019t have to be a <\/em><strong><em>social butterfly <\/em><\/strong><em>to give them a try.<\/em>\u201d? Give 2 synonyms or similar expressions and use the idiom \u2018social butterfly\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>to open up<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>Build trust by <\/em><strong><em>opening up<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em>\u201d Give 2 synonyms or similar expressions and use the phrasal verb \u2018to open up\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What might be reasons \u201cpeople feel pretty disconnected at work\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<em>Our relationships with our coworkers play a huge role in determining how successful, innovative, and happy we\u2019ll be at work.<\/em>\u201d What are your thoughts on this statement?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain the \u2018vulnerability loop\u2019. Share some personal insights on\/personal experiences with this concept.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are your thoughts on Mark T. 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