Jul 8, 2026 · 14 min · 7 segments
If projects are a regular part of your job, this episode is for you. Ever feel like you understand the words in a project meeting, but still don't feel confident joining the conversation? In this…
The director asked Sarah to lead on this new international project, and first she has to come up with the proposal.
But before presenting anything, she's gonna check in with the different department heads to really understand their concerns.
And after she's got all that information, she's gonna draw it up into the first project plan.
Then at the kickoff meeting, she lays out all the objectives, expectations, and timeline.
And then with the team, she maps out the first three months of the work together.
So what'd you take away from that first part? Come up with, very common when we're beginning things because it means to create, to come up with a proposal, a suggestion, an idea.
To check in with somebody is just another way of asking them, "Where are you? What are your thoughts?" It's another three-part phrasal verb, so you've gotta have them all together.
You might be a bit confused here and think draw as in literally like a picture, but draw up is to create and write a document.
You can draw up a plan, a contract, a budget, for example, but that's the distinction with come up with.
Then laying out is about explaining something, and let's just do the distinction between lay out and map out 'cause that's a common question that I get all the time.
I want you to think about laying out as literally laying out your cards on the table.
A little bit like if you were playing a game, and at the end of the game you're like, "Show me your cards," and you lay them out.
I want you to imagine, you know those times when you've got all the Post-it Notes out and you're mapping out, okay, what actions are we gonna do here, and then next, and then here? You're planning things.
The director asked Sarah to lead on this new international project, and first she has to come up with the proposal.
But before presenting anything, she's gonna check in with the different department heads to really understand their concerns.
And after she's got all that information, she's gonna draw it up into the first project plan.
Then at the kickoff meeting, she lays out all the objectives, expectations, and timeline.
And then with the team, she maps out the first three months of the work together.
So what'd you take away from that first part? Come up with, very common when we're beginning things because it means to create, to come up with a proposal, a suggestion, an idea.
To check in with somebody is just another way of asking them, "Where are you? What are your thoughts?" It's another three-part phrasal verb, so you've gotta have them all together.
You might be a bit confused here and think draw as in literally like a picture, but draw up is to create and write a document.
You can draw up a plan, a contract, a budget, for example, but that's the distinction with come up with.
Then laying out is about explaining something, and let's just do the distinction between lay out and map out 'cause that's a common question that I get all the time.
I want you to think about laying out as literally laying out your cards on the table.
A little bit like if you were playing a game, and at the end of the game you're like, "Show me your cards," and you lay them out.
I want you to imagine, you know those times when you've got all the Post-it Notes out and you're mapping out, okay, what actions are we gonna do here, and then next, and then here? You're planning things.
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