Admit it. You’ve lost your focus during a virtual meeting. But have you ever been asked a question while you were zoning out?

Whether you’re leading or participating in a meeting, you’ll likely face a wide range of difficult questions at some point in your career. 

In this episode, I give you the communication tools you need to navigate these awkward and challenging moments in meetings.

Episode originally published April 8, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

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In this episode I will tell you my story of my missing cat Bug, what I did to try and find him and what I have learnt. I did cry a bit in this episode. I miss my cat Bug so very much. Have you had a pet go missing? What did you do? How did you feel?

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In today's episode, we're going to dive into the different parts of the International English Language Testing System, commonly known as IELTS. Whether you're a student preparing for the exam or simply interested in learning more about it, this episode is for you.


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Outline of the IELTS exam

WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST JOB? - Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the
organisation. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons. 
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL? - You should always answer yes and briefly explain why. A good explanation is that you have set goals, and you have met some and are on track to achieve the others.
WHAT DO CO-WORKERS SAY ABOUT YOU? - Be prepared with a quote or two from co-workers. Either a specific statement or a paraphrase will work.

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A Chinese company claims it has built an electric vehicle battery that charges faster than any other.

The company, called Zeekr, says the battery can be charged from 10% to 80% in just 10 minutes and 30 seconds — but only when the car is plugged into one of the company's super-fast charging stations.

It calls this a new charging speed record, although it can be hard to compare the charging speeds of different vehicles because some charging stations do not work as fast as others.

But, for example, Tesla's Model 3 can be charged to about half its range in 15 minutes.

A number of other EVs can boost their range by almost 200 kilometers with a 10-minute charge.

But Zeekr says that in 10-and-a-half minutes its new battery could be charged enough to boost a vehicle's range by about 500 kilometers.

The first of its cars to include the new battery is the 2025 Zeekr 007, which is on sale in China now.

Zeekr says it has already opened more than 500 of its super-fast charging stations in China, and plans to have 10,000 in 2026.

Chinese companies have been busy making EVs, offering customers a large amount of choice — something that people in some other countries, like the US, have been frustrated by.

As well as operating in China, Zeekr began selling its vehicles in the Netherlands and Sweden last year.

It plans to begin operating in Singapore by the end of 2024, and to open showrooms in Japan and South Korea in 2025.


