Jun 10, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Confidence isn't built by memorising vocabulary lists. In this episode, you'll learn seven meanings of an essential business verb for senior managers through a real-world story, making the language…
For the topic today, I want to train you on a very specific verb because I had feedback over the last few weeks that looking at verbs is very, very useful.
However, rather than me just listing the different definitions, I wanna try something a bit different today.
I'm gonna be taking you through a day in the life of Maria, and through that, I'm gonna be training you on this specific business verb.
The verb that I've cherry-picked for today is pick up in all its beautiful forms.
This is because it pops up all the time in a business context, but it has different meanings, which I'm sure could make you feel a little bit confused, and then you could lack confidence in terms of what things mean but also how to use it.
Before we dive in, there's four broad categories with pick up, which I think are really useful to tell you at the beginning.
As we go through the examples, I'll keep coming back to those categories, but as I said before, sit back, relax, and enjoy the story.
For the topic today, I want to train you on a very specific verb because I had feedback over the last few weeks that looking at verbs is very, very useful.
However, rather than me just listing the different definitions, I wanna try something a bit different today.
I'm gonna be taking you through a day in the life of Maria, and through that, I'm gonna be training you on this specific business verb.
The verb that I've cherry-picked for today is pick up in all its beautiful forms.
This is because it pops up all the time in a business context, but it has different meanings, which I'm sure could make you feel a little bit confused, and then you could lack confidence in terms of what things mean but also how to use it.
Before we dive in, there's four broad categories with pick up, which I think are really useful to tell you at the beginning.
As we go through the examples, I'll keep coming back to those categories, but as I said before, sit back, relax, and enjoy the story.
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Maria's Humiliating Turning Point
Hear how Maria rebounds after workplace humiliation
Sensing Client Hesitation
Reading subtle cues in client conversations today
Sales Will Pick Up
When sales finally start increasing again, listen
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