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Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Fay Faye.

And I'm Rob.

Hey Faye, did you know they're looking for a new

team leader to manage and motivate our team?

Oh, a promotion and you think I should apply for it?

No, no, I was going to ask if you think I'd be good for the position.

Um, hmm, well, well, you're sometimes friendly and you like to chat.

Great, well, the job description says that they want someone with soft skills, and that means

the ability to communicate and work well with other people.

I'm basically a team player. You are a team player?

Um, well Rob, you're certainly soft, not very strict,

so nobody would listen to you.

Oh, well, we'll see about that.

We're going to hear some examples, and no arguing.

We've got to build a team that works well together, so soft skills are vital if you want to work here.

The recruitment company are looking for someone with soft skills to fill the vacancy.

A positive attitude, self-confidence and being a good communicator

are the soft skills we're looking for in this job. Does that describe you?

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