Communication

keep something low-pressure

make something relaxed

To make a situation relaxed and free from pressure or demanding expectations.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are we expected to prepare slides?

No, we're keeping it low-pressure.

Play the conversation

Let's keep the first discussion low-pressure so everyone feels comfortable speaking.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Keep the meeting in low pressure.

Say: Keep the meeting low-pressure.

Use low-pressure directly after the thing being kept relaxed, not in low pressure.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

keep something low-pressure; keep the meeting low-pressure

Your turn: say it out loud

Let's keep the first discussion low-pressure so everyone feels comfortable speaking.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

keep something low-pressure

make something relaxed

“Let's keep the first discussion low-pressure so everyone feels comfortable speaking.”

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