The Flavor of your narrative

Question 1

Capture the spirit (of something)

Answer 1

verbal phrase
To accurately represent the key features of something
* Her book really captured the spirit of the times.
* He was able to capture the spirit of his life in his autobiography.

Question 2

Narrative

Answer 2

noun
The story of a brand and how it connects emotionally with the customer
* We need to create a clear narrative.
* Their narrative has really connected with their audience.

Question 3

A company “telling their story”

Answer 3

phrase
The narrative that a company creates around itself
* We need to tell our story in our advertising.
* They are telling their story in everything they publish.

Question 4

Quite frankly

Answer 4

adverb
Used when giving an honest and direct opinion
* Well, quite frankly, I don’t really care what happens.
* Quite frankly, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.

Question 5

“What do you do?”

Answer 5

phrase
“What is your job?”
* So…what do you do?
* Pleased to meet you, what do you do?

Question 6

Dreaded question

Answer 6

adjective - noun
A question that one fears to answer
* That dreaded question always comes up.
* We all fear that dreaded question.

Question 7

Something seeps into the culture

Answer 7

verbal phrase
Something enters the culture slowly
* That mind virus has slowly seeped into the culture.
* Fear of the unknown has seeped into their culture.

Question 8

Propose

Answer 8

verb
To suggest something for others to consider
* Well I propose that we end the meeting now and continue next week.
* She proposed that we cancel the trip.

Question 9

Literal words

Answer 9

noun
Using words with their normally accepted meaning

Question 10

Interpretive words

Answer 10

noun
Words that have several meanings

Question 11

Bold

Answer 11

adjective
Not scared of danger
* That was a really bold move!
* We need a confident and bold leader.

Question 12

Dreaming big

Answer 12

verb
To imagine what you really want and try to accomplish it
* You need to dream big if you want to succeed.
* Dreaming big is a quality all entrepreneurs share.

Question 13

Old notions of …

Answer 13

noun
Old ideas / concepts about something
* I’m getting tired of all these old notions of doing business.
* We need to change those old notions of traditional gender roles.

Question 14

Flavor

Answer 14

noun
A particular quality that can be recognized
* There is a certain flavor in all his movies that I really enjoy.
* His speech had the same basic flavor as last time.