A.1:AnotherBusyDayAmy:Whydon'tyoutakeabreaktonight?Yeah,whynotcomewithmetoaparty?Talia:Nothanks.Maybesomeothertime.Amy:Comeon!JoshTaylorishavingaparty.Alotofavailableguyswillbethere....Youmightmeetsomeone.Talia:No,listen!I'mtoobusytogo.Gowithoutme...Tony:Good,you'rehere.Ihavesomethingimportanttotalktoyouabout.Whatareyouworkingon?Talia:I'mresearchingthebackgroundinformationforthattransportationstory.Amy:She'salwaysworking.Shetoldmetotellyouthat.Tony:Ihaveabigprojectforyoutoworkon.Iknowyou'vebeenhopingforabreak.Thismaybeit.Talia:Really?That'sgreat!Tony:Cometomyofficeinabout10minutes.Bytheway,youlookdifferent.Haveyoudonesomethingwithyourhair?Tony:Whydon'twegettogetherforlunchtomorrow?Terry:Oh,I'msorry,butI'mbusyallweek.Tony:Toobad.Well,then,howabouthavinglunchwithmenextweek?AnydaybutWednesdayisgoodforme.Terry:HowaboutTuesday?Tony:Sure.NextTuesdayisfine.Let'ssay12:30.OK?Terry:Great.Tuesdayat12:30isfine.Amy:HowaboutgoingtothemoviesThursdaynight?Lynn:Sorry.Ican't.ItakeawritingclassonThursdaynight.Amy:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Lynn:Whydon'twegoonFriday?Amy:Fridayisfine.I'llcallyouonThursday,OK?Lynn:OK.Thatsoundsgreat.Goodevening,everybody.Iseveryonehere?OK.Good.Now,tonight,we'regoingtotalkabouttheonethingyouneedtocreatethebestnewsstories.Doyouknowwhatthatis?No,I'mnottalkingaboutluck!Thethingthatcreatesgoodnewsstoriesiscuriosity--yourowncuriosity.Curiosityistheengine,thepowerforthestory.Curiositywillhelpyoucomeupwithgoodquestions.Now,remember,firstyouhavetostartwiththefiveclassicjournalisticquestions--youknow,who,what,when,where,andwhy.Right?We'vetalkedaboutthesealot.Butthesequestionsarejustforstarters.They'reusefulquestions,butthey'renotsufficientbythemselves.Youhavetoexpandonthem.Youhavetogetintoprobingquestions.Forexample,Whoelseknowsthat?Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?Whendidyoufirstfindoutaboutthis?Wheredidyougetyourinformation?Whydoyoucareaboutthis?Thesearethekindsofquestionsthatwillshapeyourstory.Andyouneedtodevelopthiskindofcuriosityforeverystoryyouworkon.restlessadj.unabletokeepstill,especiallybecauseyouareimpatient,anxious,orboredThepresident'sspeechwassoboringthattheaudiencewasgettingrestless.retirev.tostopworking,usuallybecauseofoldageIntheU.S.,mostworkersretirebetweentheagesof65and70.schedulen.aplanofwhatsomeoneisgoingtodoandwhentheyaregoingtodoitWhat'syourschedulelikenextweek?Doyouhavetimetohavelunchwithme?senseofhumorcollocationtheabilitytounderstandorenjoythingsthatarefunny,ortomakepeoplelaughMakikohasnosenseofhumor--sheneverlaughsatmyjokes!workaholicn.INFORMALsomeonewhoworksmuchmorethanotherpeople,andwhodoesnothavetimetodoanythingelse.You'resuchaworkaholic!Insteadofbringingworkhomefromtheofficethisweekend,can'twepleasegotoamovie?balancen.astateinwhichdifferentthingshavetherightamountofimportanceorinfluenceinrelationtoeachotherIt'shardtofindabalancebetweenworkandplaywhenyouwanttoadvanceinyourcareer.flexibleadj.aperson,plan,etc.,thatcanchangeorbechangedeasilytosuitanynewsituationMyworkscheduleisveryflexible:Icanstartanytimebetween7:00and11:00,aslongasIwork35hoursaweek.irritableadj.easilyannoyedormadeangryGoodness,you'reirritablethismorning!Didn'tyousleepwell?overcomev.tosucceedincontrollingafeelingorproblemItwasn'teasy,butIfinallyovercamemyfearofspeakinginpublic.productiveadj.doingorachievingalotAwell-designedofficecanmakeyourstaffmoreproductive.GetaLife!Saraisajuniorpartnera...
