Communication
a low-stakes question
question with little risk
A low-stakes question is not likely to cause pressure, embarrassment, or serious consequences.
Hear it in real life
How did you start the meeting?
With a low-stakes question about the weather.
I asked a low-stakes question about everyone's weekend before discussing the project.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I started with a low-stake question about the weekend.
Say: I started with a low-stakes question about the weekend.
The established expression uses “stakes” in the plural, even when describing one question.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
ask a low-stakes question; start with a low-stakes question
Your turn: say it out loud
I asked a low-stakes question about everyone's weekend before discussing the project.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a low-stakes question
question with little risk
“I asked a low-stakes question about everyone's weekend before discussing the project.”
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