I think the most stressful is "negotiating a very valuable contract" because its high risk and the less stressful is 'meeting important visitors from abroad for the first time' in my opnion.
Stress at work is directly related to amount of time you spend working, people more and more are working too much and with high pressure. This make anyone crazy. Ed. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 20:25, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Thanks,Warren for the great question and thanks,Ed for posting it here > to remind us how helpful Warren has been for all learners here!:) > It's a question I often ask new students to think before starting our > courses as well. > > 1 Now I'd like to list a series of situations and ask you a quesion: > Please rank the following situations from 1(most stressful) to 9(least > stressful),then tell us why so. > > #making a presentation to a senior executive > > #leading a formal meeting > > #telephoning in English > > #writing a report with a tight deadline > > #negotiating a very valuable contract > > #meeting important visitors from abroad for the first time > > #asking your boss for a pay rise > > #dealing with a customer who has a major complaint > > #being afraid of losing your job > > After ranking them,one more question: > 2 What do you think are the main causes of stress at work? > > Thank you in advance and best regards, > Pln > P.S.Cheeky Serdar,I belong to all members,not just you alone!LOL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ESL Podcast". > To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just > reply this message > For invite your friends, visit: > http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite > Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: > http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions
