to go back to the drawing board

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 79: Disagreeing Politely in a Business Setting.

You’re listening to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 79: Disagreeing Politely in a Business Setting. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, from the Center for Educational Development located in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

Today’s podcast is about disagreeing with people you work with. Let’s get started!

Lucy: I don't think this is going to work. This plan calls for the new office to open by July and I think that's too ambitious. I don't see how the groundwork can be done any earlier than September.

Jeff: I understand your concern. I don't want to rush the opening of the new office either. But, as I see it, a lot of the preparations were made last year when we considered opening an office in Miami. Even though the site is different, a lot of the cost projections are the same.

Lucy: That may be, but remember that one of the reasons we scrapped the Miami plan was because the budget was too big.

Jeff: That's not how I saw it. I think the major reason we didn't go ahead with the Miami plan