Work & careers

low-pressure

relaxed and not stressful

Relaxed and involving little stress, competition, or pressure to perform.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Were you nervous in the interview?

Not much - it was a really low-pressure setting.

Play the conversation

The workshop offered a low-pressure environment for people who were new to public speaking.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: It was a low-demand interview.

Say: It was a low-pressure interview.

Use "low-pressure" when you mean that an interview feels relaxed and not stressful; "low-demand" means that it requires little effort.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

a low-pressure environment; work in a low-pressure setting; keep something low-pressure

Your turn: say it out loud

The workshop offered a low-pressure environment for people who were new to public speaking.

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

low-pressure

relaxed and not stressful

“The workshop offered a low-pressure environment for people who were new to public speaking.”

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