Talking About Failure
| Audio Index: Slow dialogue: 1:22 Explanations: 3:04 Fast dialogue: 15:06 |
| Akiko: How did your presentation go over this morning at the meeting?Gerry: It was a complete flop!
Akiko: I don’t believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation. Gerry: It wasn’t the presentation that bombed. It was my big idea. Leona called it a retread of what I presented last year, and she was not in the least impressed. Akiko: Ouch, that’s pretty harsh. What did the others say? Gerry: Overall, the response was dismal. Everyone else was trying to be tactful, but it boiled down to the fact that they thought it was pathetic. Akiko: I’m sure that’s not true. And if they didn’t jump up and down about the idea right away, they’re bound to come around after you give them more details. Gerry: I don’t know… Akiko: Come on, aren’t you the same guy who told me that you didn’t know the meaning of the word ‘quit’? Gerry: That was before this morning’s presentation. Akiko: Are you giving up on your great idea? Gerry: No, I guess not, but it’ll take some reworking… Akiko: Good, then you won’t give up? Gerry: I guess not. What the heck? I’m only risking more humiliation and failure, right? Akiko: That’s the spirit!
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