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Speak Up and Speak Out

Pay off: it will be worth it
Prompts: recorded instructions over the telephone
Sales pitches: techniques for convincing people to buy
products or services
Scams: fraudulent schemes to get money
Situation comedies: TV comedy series about people whose
lives include situations that are easy to relate to (see
themselves in) and laugh at when other people are in
them (often called sitcoms, e.g., Seinfeld and 30 Rock)
Soap operas: continuing TV stories about the same group
of people with tragic plots similar to operas; originate
from programs that advertised soap
Touch base: connect with someone for a short time
Upbeat: optimistic

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