Business B2 · Lesson 9A
Every word and expression from this lesson — with definitions, synonyms and examples.
recorded video sent for people to watch on their own time
a written conversation attached to a doc or channel
expected to be perpetually reachable — usually a red flag
written update in a thread instead of a live call
writing is the default; meetings are the exception
the decision in the log
a running record of what was decided, by whom, when
the location whose working hours the rest of the team bends around
the accumulated disorder left when decisions go unrecorded
24-hour coverage by rotating regions
the work to the next time zone
passing work from one time zone to the next at end of day
passing work between time zones at end of day
a protected day of the week for deep work
fixed window when someone is available for questions
the hours in the day when most of the team is online at once
no-meeting days for deep work
a Loom for the async audience
structured 'what worked / what didn't' at end of cycle
a meeting inside the overlap window
the one doc / tool everyone agrees is authoritative
short daily check-in — often broken for distributed teams
live, real-time conversation
scheduling that is oblivious to where people actually live
a colleague who's waiting on you