How to get what you want in English

Ever asked your boss for something and realised halfway through the sentence… this is not going well?

Sometimes the problem isn’t what you’re asking for — it’s the way you ask for it.

Say: ‘Can I finish this presentation next week?’ and your boss might think: ‘Wait — what happened to the deadline?’

But say: ‘I was wondering if it might be possible to have a couple more days to finish the presentation properly.’ and suddenly it sounds like a reasonable request.

In this Mini English Lesson, Neeraj shows you four simple ways to ask for things more diplomatically at work.
Try them out — and watch how quickly ‘no’ turns into ‘yes’.