Business English | How to Ask for Clarification in English at Work [600]

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  Hi there, this is Harry and welcome to today's podcast.

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  Today, in our Business English podcast, I want to talk to you about a topic relating to business, English and meetings.

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  And this is all about what to do when someone repeats something

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  after you request them to do so, but you still don't understand it.

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  Now...

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  On the face of it, you might think that we're talking about the same thing.

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  But when I explain it to you and we explore it in a little bit of detail,

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  I'm sure you're going to understand how important this is.

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  So this is all about you at a meeting.

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  When somebody says something, you don't fully understand it.

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  You ask them to repeat it.

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  And then when they repeat it, you still don't understand

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  it and you're a bit lost and you don't know what you want to do.

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  Now, you can be forgiven for asking once,

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  but asking twice and still not understanding something can be a bit of a problem.

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  You might be embarrassed.

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  The person you asked may get frustrated or annoyed.

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  And so we want to avoid that.

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  So here's what we need to do.

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  Now, the key point that you need to look at is when you're asking someone simply to repeat something

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