Imagine that you are in a classroom or a meeting. The teacher or the meeting leader says something incorrect. In your opinion, which of the following is the best thing to do? 1. Interrupt and correct the mistake right away; 2. Wait until the class or meeting is over and the people are gone, and then
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May 13, 2020 at 9:02 pm
Imagine that you are in a classroom or a meeting. The teacher or the meeting leader says something incorrect. In your opinion, which of the following is the best thing to do? 1. Interrupt and correct the mistake right away; 2. Wait until the class or meeting is over and the people are gone, and then talk to the teacher or meeting leader; 3. Say nothing.
If I were in the meeting, I’d like to communicate with the lecturer or leader after the meeting, which is the best choice from my perspective.
To begin with, it is not polite to interrupt the speaker right away. The person on the stage is always a highly respected scholar or a cathedratic leader, we could’t have 100% certainty that they won’t correct themselves later or we are in a certain degree, misunderstand their meanings. So basic trust need to be had in them. On the other hand, those listeners are all engrossed in what the speakers says, correcting them right away will interrupt the train of thoughts of the audience, which might produce a bad overall impression of the speech.
Also, it is not too late to correct them even after the lecture or meeting. Most of the time, the little mistake won’t have much influence on what the speaker plans to convey to the listeners. For example, it can be an announcement with occationally wrong pronunciation, but that won’t twist the meaning of the whole sentence so much. Even the mistake is something violating common sense or distorting what we have already known, there is still a chance to make a remediation correcting them after he or she finishs, no matter through an online announcement or an immediate apology when everybody is still there. What is more, through communication, the understanding of the mistake can be deepened and the correction can be perfected as well.
However, if I say nothing, the speech may mislead the audience which may have bad influence on essential choices and future life. And this may result in a negative impression on the speaker.
In summary, correcting the speaker after the speech is the best choice because it is not late and it can save the mistake elegantly. (304 words)
May 13, 2020 at 9:58 pmScore: ungraded
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May 14, 2020 at 4:19 amIt’s common to find the speaker making mistakes in a lecture or a meeting. We would struggle whether to point out immediately or keep mute. From my perspective, I’d like to explore with the lecturer or leader after the lecturer or meeting.
To begin with, it is not polite to interrupt the speaker right away. The person on the stage is always a highly respected scholar or leader, disrruption would make the speaker feel embarrassed. What is more, the speaker may correct themselves later. Or maybe we just misunderstand their meanings, asking the speaker later is not a bad choice. On the other hand, those listeners are all engrossed in what the speaker is saying, correcting them right away will interrupt the audience. It might produce a bad overall impression of the speech as well.
Futhermore, it is not too late to correct them even after the lecture or meeting. Most of the time, the little mistake won’t have much influence on what the speaker plans to convey to the listeners. For example, it can be an announcement with occasionally wrong pronunciations. But that won’t twist the meaning of the whole sentence. Even serious mistakes are made, there is still a chance to make rectification next time. What is more, through later communication, both the speaker and corrector would deepen the understanding of the problem.
However, if I say nothing, the speech may mislead the audience and it may result in bad choices and undesirable consequences. Additionally, if everyone is afraid of challenging the authority, new ideas are hard to be brought up and our society may never have breakthroughs. And I am sure, this is not what the speaker wants.
In summary, correcting the speaker after the speech is the best choice because it is not late and it can save the mistake elegantly.
May 15, 2020 at 11:28 pmScore: 71
Issues:
- About 25% of the sentences exceed 20 words. Shorten/split them.
- About 10% of the sentences are passive. Convert some of them into their active counterparts.
I will send you screenshots to illustrate specific problems/errors.
May 16, 2020 at 12:02 amIt’s common to find the speaker making mistakes in a lecture or a meeting. We would struggle whether to point out immediately or keep mute. From my perspective, I’d like to explore with the lecturer or leader after the lecturer or meeting.
To begin with, it is not polite to interrupt the speaker right away. If we disrupt the speaker, he or she will feel embarrased. It is possible that the speaker may correct themselves later. Or we misunderstand their meanings, asking the speaker afterward is not an awful choice. On the other hand, correcting them right away will interrupt the audience engrossed in the speech. It might produce a bad impression of the speech as well.
Furthermore, it is not too late to correct them even after the lecture or meeting. Most of the time, the little mistake won’t have much influence on what the speaker plans to convey to the listeners. For example, it can be an announcement with occasionally wrong pronunciations. But that won’t twist the meaning of the whole sentence. Even if the speaker makes serious mistakes, there is still a chance to make rectification next time. What is more, through communication, both the speaker and corrector would have a deeper understanding of the problem.
However, if I say nothing, the speech may mislead the audience, leading to undesirable consequences. Additionally, if everyone is afraid of challenging the authority, new ideas are hard to be brought up and our society may never have breakthroughs. And I am sure, this is not what the speaker wants.
In summary, I think strongly that it is wise to have a talk about the mistakes made in the class or the meeting with the teacher or leader in person afterwards.
May 16, 2020 at 1:14 amFinal revision
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