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From the Ted Talk by WorkLife with Adam Grant: The Daily Show's secret to creativity

Unscramble the Blue Letters

AG: Because of course, creativity doesn't really start with a blank page. It begins with some raw material. In The dlaiy Show's case, it's the news clips they play in the morning meeting. Segment producers have already reviewed hours of footage and selected the most promising cipls. Once everyone is agreed on the headlines, the writers know the first act will be seven to 12 minutes long, the second should be four to seven minutes, and they know exactly how much time they have to witre. I drag Dan Amira and David kkibuka out of their task bubble. They're two writers working to turn the morning rffis into a psohleid sgnmeet.

Open Cloze

AG: Because of course, creativity doesn't really start with a blank page. It begins with some raw material. In The _____ Show's case, it's the news clips they play in the morning meeting. Segment producers have already reviewed hours of footage and selected the most promising _____. Once everyone is agreed on the headlines, the writers know the first act will be seven to 12 minutes long, the second should be four to seven minutes, and they know exactly how much time they have to _____. I drag Dan Amira and David _______ out of their task bubble. They're two writers working to turn the morning _____ into a ________ _______.

Solution

  1. kibukka
  2. segment
  3. daily
  4. riffs
  5. write
  6. clips
  7. polished

Original Text

AG: Because of course, creativity doesn't really start with a blank page. It begins with some raw material. In The Daily Show's case, it's the news clips they play in the morning meeting. Segment producers have already reviewed hours of footage and selected the most promising clips. Once everyone is agreed on the headlines, the writers know the first act will be seven to 12 minutes long, the second should be four to seven minutes, and they know exactly how much time they have to write. I drag Dan Amira and David Kibukka out of their task bubble. They're two writers working to turn the morning riffs into a polished segment.

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