Hi ChatterFox's. do you ever need to say
no to your boss but don't know what to
say
saying no to your boss can be super
difficult especially if English is not
your first language so in this video
you're going to learn the different ways
that you can say no to your boss without
losing your job before we get started
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pronunciation videos so to begin let's
imagine that you're at work and maybe
it's getting late in the day and you
have a ton of work to do but then your
boss approaches you and asks you to do
another task and you just do not have
time for that task what can you say well
one of the things that you could say is
I'm a little overwhelmed right now is
there anyone who could help me I'm a
little overwhelmed right now is there
anyone who could help me so when you say
the word overwhelmed the .. is pretty
much silent in that word so it's not
.. ended its overwhelmed
overwhelmed I'm a little overwhelmed
right now then in the question part your
intonation should go up because this is
a yes or no question is there anyone who
can help me is there anyone who could
help me do you hear how that intonation
is going up that's because this is a yes
or no question is there anyone who could
help me great job another thing you
could say in the same situation is I'm a
little overwhelmed right now
could you help me prioritize
tasks I'm a little overwhelmed right now
could you help me prioritize my tests so
when you say to question in this way
it's better than saying no because
instead of saying no you're saying how
do you want me to spend my time do you
want me to do the task that you're
asking me to do right now or do you want
me to do the tasks that you already
asked me to do and this way your boss
will not hear you saying no so this
could be a very important question for
you so I want to make sure that you can
pronounce it perfectly
starting with could and you this will
reduce to could you with a sound could
you could you could you help me
prioritize my tasks could you help me
prioritize my tasks and then since this
is also a yes-or-no question your
intonation will go up at the end could
you help me prioritize my tasks could
you help me prioritize my tasks great
job and the final way you could say no
to your boss without really saying no is
can I suggest another idea can I suggest
another idea in this case it would be if
your boss is asking you to do something
that you don't necessarily agree with
instead of saying no you can say can I
suggest another idea can I suggest
another idea when you say this question
be sure to link together suggest and
another since suggest ends with a
consonant the consonant sound will move
to the next word so you'll say this
suggests 10 other suggests to another
suggest another suggest another
suggest another can I suggest another
idea can I suggest another idea also
since this is a yes or no question can I
suggest another idea your intonation
will go up at the end can I suggest
another idea can I suggest another idea
great job now that you know three
different ways that you can say no to
your boss I have a question for you do
you think it's okay to say no to your
boss or do you think it's better to ask
a question like can I suggest another
idea tell us your opinion in the comment
section below
can't wait to hear from you great job
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