職場攻略/辦公日常

UNIT 04 4

Brainstorming Tips

Communication in Workplace

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 BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.

Have you ever tried brainstorming

with your friends? What idea did you
come up with?

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 VOCABULARY
Repeat after your teacher.

1. brainstorming 5. schedule
n. 集思廣益 v. 安排

Let's set up a brainstorming meeting. I will schedule you in for tomorrow.

2. session 6. brightly
n. 會議期間 adv. 明亮的

Can you attend the brainstorming session today? The sun shines so brightly.

3. explicitly 7. limits
adv. 明確地 n. 界限

She explicitly explained what she wants. Germany puts speed limits on Autobahn
during heat wave.
4. purpose 8. ideal
adj. 理想的
n. 目的

What was the purpose of your project? What is your ideal output?
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 DIALOGUE
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
A Let’s move to our first topic, the six guidelines on how to carry out an
effective brainstorming session.
讓我們接下來講我們的第一個話題，六條在會議期間有效集思廣益的準則。

Number one: explicitly define the topic you're brainstorming. Ensure

everyone has a clear understanding of the purpose of the session.
You can even send out an email with the topic you'll be brainstorming
and ask everyone to prepare some ideas in advance.
第一條：明確定義你要大家集思廣益的主題。確保每個人都對這個會議的目的有個清晰地認識。你甚至可以發一封有 關這個將要集思廣益的主題的郵
件，告訴大家提前做些準備。

Number two: ensure that everyone has a “creative” mindset. Find a room
that exhibits those qualities. Schedule the brainstorming session in a
brightly colored room, or open a window to give people something
to look at and feel inspired. Also, schedule the brainstorming session after
a break. People need time to rest their minds, step outside and have some
fresh air. 第二條：確保每個人都“富有創意”。找一間具備這些條件的房間，在一間色彩明亮的房間，或是有個大窗戶的房間
能給人更多的啟發。而且，創意會最好安排在休息之後。人們需要時間放鬆大腦，出去走走，呼吸 新鮮空氣。
集思廣益開動腦筋，

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 DIALOGUE
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
A Number three: set limits for the brainstorming session. The ideal size of a
brainstorming group is five to seven people. It’s small enough for you, as the
facilitator, to write down all the ideas, but it's still big enough to have plenty of
energy in the room. Also, set a proper time limit. Twenty
minutes is enough time to get some creative ideas going. Anything
after that can slow down the momentum of the group.
第三點：給創意會設定上限。理想的創意會規模是五到七個人。對於組織者來說，這樣規模不是太大方便記下想法；而又足夠大可以讓氣氛活躍起來。還要設置一
個時間限制。二十分鐘足夠弄出一些有創意的點子了，超過二十分鐘團隊 的動力就會減弱。

Number four: lay out some ground rules. First, outline the goals of this session.
For example, the goal is to generate as many ideas as possible. Second, there
are no bad ideas, so if you have one, share it. Lastly, don't
criticize ideas at the beginning. Have some time at the end of the session
to evaluate ideas.
第四點：列出一些基本法則。首先，概述一下此次會議的目標。比如說，目標可以是獲得盡可能多的點子。第二，沒 有點子是壞的，所以如果你想到什麼，儘管分
享。最後，不要在開始就批評一個點子是不好的。到會議的最後再評估點 子的優劣。

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 DIALOGUE
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

A Number five: make notes that everyone can see. Every idea that is shared
should be written down and viewed by everyone. Write the ideas on a
white board, so everyone can see them. Make sure to write down exactly what
the person said. Don't rephrase it in a way that makes more sense to you.
第五點：記下筆記讓大家都能看到。每個點子都要記下來，在白板上寫這樣大家都能看到。確保寫下的正是別人說的 原話，不要為了讓自己看得懂而重新措辭。

Number six: motivate people to participate by giving positive feedback.

Encourage participation by saying phrases like, "thank you, great idea, wow,
good work, I like that…" Remember that as the facilitator you
should engage with the group and make eye contact with everyone.
第六點：積極評價分享的點子這樣能鼓舞其他人。你可以像這樣積極地評價，“謝謝，這個主意很好，哇，幹得好，我喜歡這個點子...” 記住作為激發這次創意會的
人你需要和大家有眼神交流。

Ok, that's wrap for the brainstorming tips. Now, let's move on to the next topic.
好了，這就是集思廣益點子的總結了。現在，我們要說說下一個話題。

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 Let’s practice
Make it right.

1. ....the six guidelines on how to carry 1 effective

out an ______brainstorming session. 2 brightly

2. Ok, that’s a wrap for the 1 type

brainstorming ______. 2 tips

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 Let’s practice
Make it right.

3. You are ___ to meet with the CEO 1 scheduled

tomorrow morning. 2 inspired

4. Their intention is not to become 1 briefly

involved in ____ political activities. 2 explicitly

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 Let’s practice
Make it right.

5. One of our ___ rules is that we need

1 floor
to motivate people by giving positive
2 ground
feedbacks.

6. Only 10% of American adults 1 in

engage ___ regular exercise. 2 with

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 DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.

How…
1. How do you organize the ideas that you have

brainstormed / come up with?

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