Can you relate? How to speak up with confidence in a meeting？ open conversation club ：sounds smooth / show respect to sb /give ourselves ego boost key players 1.to piggyback on sth （heavenly used ） （taking that concept and putting than into I'm piling my idea on top of what someone said ） Ex: just piggyback on what Jessy said the second paragraph looking a little bit skimpy 2.I can add to that (what) Ex: i can add to that, we've had a really good progress, But we need to focus on customer nutrition Random solitude ideas can't relate to each other if they are we are doing sth wrong / we want cohesive and furthering someone's ideas / so we come to some kind of decision or conclusion or insight as a group 3.extending from what x said Ex: extending from what lindsay said, we always wanna keep our listener top of mind that's why we have find new ways to interact with them 4.I have had a similar experience / I've been a similar situation / I can relate （when telling personal stories ） Ex: I've had a similar experience so i agree it's sth we should to pay attention to Ex: I can relate to what lindsay said it's crutial to avoid spending trump of spending too much on marketing

Role play:（working on a class project meeting group discussion ） A: so if we highlight this point here on the first page i think we would be in great shape B: yes! And piggybacking on that there are ton of eras we should be revisiting A: yeah ture! I can add to that i think we do need to spend some time on this Role pay: （in the work place hiring manager ） A: i just wouldn't wanna get ourselves into a situation where hire isn't who we are looking for B: yeah! I can relate my department made a terrible hire last year and it costs a lot of stress and money A: oh wow! extending from what Michelle said this is really important and we shouldn't take it lightly B: what are your thoughts Michelle on how many people need to be in the group to say this to you think this can be done just a group of two