Listening ted talk by Sharmin Iqbal https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x en-us 2022-08-20 14:12:07 UTC 2022-08-22 13:34:53 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Gap fill - [Put a suitable word in the space] sharminiqbalmoni https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266162987 What do companies do?
 | i. they buy or rent a building 
| ii. they fill this space with stuff, such as furniture, computers, software 
 | iii. they expect employees to come to that location everyday .

   
2 . Terms
Where do people actually get work done?
  Place                  Example
   
   1. Place             i. porch
                             ii. the house
                             iii. the basement
                              iv. the coffee shop
                              v. the library
2. Moving object     i . train
                                 ii. the plane
                                 iii. the car
3. Time                     i. Early in the morning 
                                  ii . late at night
                                  iii . weekend
3. Short answer
What do people never say when asked where they get work done?
Ans : The office

4. Gap fill - [Put a suitable word in the space – first letter is provided]
What’s really happening at work?
People go to work and they’re basically trading in their work day for a series of ‘work moments’.
ii. You have 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, then lunch, then a question, then you something else to do. You don’t get meaningful work done, you just do tasks.]]> 2022-08-20 14:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266162987 5. True / false / NG sharminiqbalmoni https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266170109 What’s really happening at work?                                                                                           T/F/NG                                                       
a. Creative people need long stretches of uninterrupted time    Ans : true
b. Some people can be creative in 15 minute slots
Ans : false
c. A minority of people have long stretches of uninterrupted time
Ans : true               
d. People choose to work at home because of no distractions
Ans : true
e. Most people don’t like to work at weekends
Ans : not given
6. Short answer
How is sleep connected to work?
Ans : i. phase-based or stage-based

7. Reasons
What do employers cite as distractions when working from home?
i.                  TV
ii.                 go for a walk
iii.                 a fridge downstairs
Managers say:   ‘If I can’t see the person, how do I know they are working ?

8 Short Answers
What are the 3 social media sites that bosses / managers say are distracting?
i. Facebook
ii. Twitter and
iii. YouTube
Lecturer
Says:                    These social media sites are modern day smoke breaks’.
]]> 2022-08-20 14:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266170109 9. Short Answers sharminiqbalmoni https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266181844 According to the speaker, the real problems in an office are:
i . The meetings
ii . The managers

10. Gap Fill
In the opinion of the speaker. What is a manager’s job?
i. Managers are basically people whose job is to i interrupt people

11. Key terms
In the opinion of the speaker. What 3 negative adjectives does he use to describe meetings?
i .               terrible
ii.               toxic
iii poisonous

12. Summary - [Put a suitable word in the space – first letter is provided]
So the problem with meetings is that when you call a meeting of 10 people, what are the      i. c­­­­hances that those 10 people are ready to stop? Meetings are incredibly expensive to an organisation and generally, one meeting just ii. leads to another meeting. Companies think a one-hour meeting is one-hour but if there is ten people a one-hour meeting is actually iii.ten hours of iv. productivity lost.

]]> 2022-08-20 15:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266181844 13. Open answers sharminiqbalmoni https://padlet.com/sharminiqbalmoni/2d3ikz6b9s0ykt3x/wish/2266244171 What are the three key solutions? Add the examples or development of the idea
Solution             Development / examples
1. No Talk Thursday




Quote: 
Give someone i . four hours of interrupted time, it’s the best iii. gift you can give
2. iv. Communication and collaboration

Use email / instant messenger / they are distracting at a time of your choice

Quote: 
‘You can quit the email app; you can’t v. quit your boss’
3. vi.  


vii.
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Quote: 
‘You’ll find that everything will be just viii. fine’

14. Conclusion – [Put a suitable word in the space – first letter is provided]
I hope that some of these ideas were at least provocative enough for managers and bosses who are in charge of other people, to think about laying off a little bit, and giving people more time to get work done. I think it'll all pay off in the end.

Overall score: ____ / 52
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