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Uneven Speaking Opportunities in Remote Meetings

CEFR level:
B1
Sentences:
12
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Uneven Speaking Opportunities in Remote Meetings" is a B1-level English conversation about meetings and opinions, 12 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

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  1. Tom 0:00

    In remote meetings, the same two people speak most of the time.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Is that due to role hierarchy or poor facilitation structure?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Both. Juniors hesitate, and interruptions happen over audio lag.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:13

    Then fairness needs process design, not just goodwill reminders.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:19

    Some seniors think timed turns feel too rigid.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:22

    We can keep it light with short round-robin prompts.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:26

    I'll reserve a two-minute input round before final decisions.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:30

    Also use chat queue so quieter people can signal intent.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:34

    We'll rotate facilitator weekly to reduce style bias.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:38

    I'll track speaking time trends for three meetings.

    Line 10
  11. Tom 0:42

    If imbalance persists, we'll coach interruption behavior explicitly.

    Line 11
  12. Emma 0:46

    Great, people feel included when this structure is used all the time.

    Line 12

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • remote /rɪˈmoʊt/ adjective

    far away or done online

  • hierarchy /ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki/ noun

    a system arranged by levels of importance

  • structure /ˈstrʌktʃər/ noun

    the way parts are arranged

  • audio /ˈɑdioʊ/ noun

    sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced

  • fairness /ˈfɛrnəs/ noun

    equal and reasonable treatment

  • timed /taɪmd/ adjective

    measured or set for a particular time

  • input /ˈɪnˌpʊt/ noun

    information or effort put into something

  • decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ noun

    plural of decision; choices made

  • rotate /ˈroʊˌteɪt/ verb

    to turn around a center

  • imbalance /ɪmˈbæləns/ noun

    a lack of balance or equality

  • interruption /ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/ noun

    something that stops an activity briefly

  • behavior /bɪˈheɪvjər/ noun

    the way in which one acts or conducts oneself

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