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Give your opinion

Longer answers · Intermediate · 9 min

Mission: Someone asks “What do you think?” and you want to say more than “Yes, I agree.”

Short answers end conversations. One simple shape — reaction, opinion, reason, question — turns one sentence into a real conversation.

  1. Hear
  2. Speak first
  3. Notice
  4. Fix one thing
  5. Speak again
  6. Recall
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Hear a little

Read or listen. Don't study it. Just follow the conversation.

Zayaan

Is it better to work for yourself or for someone else?

Muddassir

That's an interesting question. I'd say working for yourself is better, because you make your own decisions. For example, I choose which customers to accept. What do you think?

Zayaan

I see it slightly differently. A salary gives you security.

Muddassir

That's a fair point, but security isn't everything.

Zayaan

Not necessarily! My friend Faatima left her job, and now she works twice as hard.

Muddassir

I can see where you're coming from. Having said that, she chose it.

2

Speak first

Answer: “Is it better to have a lot of choices, or just a few?” Speak for 45 seconds.

Give your real opinion. Don't plan it. Say it out loud, or type it if you can't speak right now.

3

Notice the gap

What did you want to say but couldn't? These are the phrases and patterns that fill that gap.

  • Reaction → opinion → reason → question“That's a good question. I'd say… because… For example… What do you think?”
  • Agree: I completely agree · I tend to agreeStrong to mild.
  • Partly agree: I agree to some extent, although…Agree and add your own view.
  • Disagree politely: I see it slightly differently · Not necessarilyDisagree without sounding rude.
  • Say it three ways“I don't like the idea.” → “I'm not sure I like the idea.” → “I'm not entirely convinced it's a good idea.”
4

Fix one thing

Try each one. If you miss, you'll get a hint first, so you can fix it yourself.

1. Your customer says, “Cheaper paper is always better.” The most polite disagreement is…

2. Which answer follows reaction → opinion → reason → question?

3. The most formal way to say “I don't agree” is…

5

Speak again, faster

Answer the same question again, using reaction → opinion → reason → question.

Coach yourself, the way Zayaan does after you finish:

6

Recall tomorrow

Save these phrases. They'll come back in Recall practice tomorrow, in 3 days and in a week.

  • That's an interesting question. I'd say…
  • I see it slightly differently.
  • Not necessarily, because…

Muddassir and Zayaan are real; this dialogue is a practice scenario inspired by their lessons. Read their story.