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From the Ted Talk by Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
Unscramble the Blue Letters
That was a really interesting lesson, and then I said to myself, "Well, who is that person? What do you call this person?" And as I thought about the popular business terms at the time, I said, wow, this person can't be a mtenor, because a mentor's job is to give you tailored advice, tailored specifically to you and to your creaer aspirations. They're the ones who give you the good, the bad and the ugly in a no-holds-barred way. OK. Person can't be a caiohpmn or an advocate, because you don't necessarily have to snped any currency to be someone's champion. You don't nelascrseiy get invited to the room behind csoeld doors if you're an advocate.
Open Cloze
That was a really interesting lesson, and then I said to myself, "Well, who is that person? What do you call this person?" And as I thought about the popular business terms at the time, I said, wow, this person can't be a ______, because a mentor's job is to give you tailored advice, tailored specifically to you and to your ______ aspirations. They're the ones who give you the good, the bad and the ugly in a no-holds-barred way. OK. Person can't be a ________ or an advocate, because you don't necessarily have to _____ any currency to be someone's champion. You don't ___________ get invited to the room behind ______ doors if you're an advocate.
Solution
- career
- necessarily
- closed
- spend
- champion
- mentor
Original Text
That was a really interesting lesson, and then I said to myself, "Well, who is that person? What do you call this person?" And as I thought about the popular business terms at the time, I said, wow, this person can't be a mentor, because a mentor's job is to give you tailored advice, tailored specifically to you and to your career aspirations. They're the ones who give you the good, the bad and the ugly in a no-holds-barred way. OK. Person can't be a champion or an advocate, because you don't necessarily have to spend any currency to be someone's champion. You don't necessarily get invited to the room behind closed doors if you're an advocate.
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Important Words
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