Have you ever watched a movie where a sports team is losing a game, but manages to win in the 45th minute thanks to the wise words of their coach? He gave them nothing more than a good pep talk . What do you mean?
The expression pep talk refers to a “motivational speech” given by a coach, boss or anyone else, with the aim of encouraging and motivating a group of people.
Other possible translations of pep talk are “pep talk” or “stimulating talk .” This makes sense, since, according to the Michaelis dictionary, the word pep means “cheer, vigor or disposition.”
Below, check out some pep talk phrases and then add them to our favorite memorization tool, Anki !
1 – Let’s start by looking at pep talk meaning “motivational speech”:
The
coach gave them a pep talk at halftime .
The President spent the day giving pep talks to the troops.
They were
not expected to give pep talks . ( Read the post Be Expected To | What does this expression mean? )
The boss gave the
staff a pep talk this morning in an attempt to boost sales.
The
coach gave the team a pep talk before the game.
The
principal gave the students a pep talk this morning, to boost up their confidence.
The coach was supposed to give us a pep talk before the beginning of the match.
2 – Now see the translation “motivating words”:
Alex
is confused ─ I think he needs a pep talk .
I guess you need a pep talk to finish the work.
I give myself a pep talk in the mirror.
I speak motivational words to myself in the mirror.
He has been given a pep talk and totally accepts how he has to behave and exactly why.
3 – Finally, see “stimulating conversation”:
I was supposed to
meet my counselor for a pep talk . ( Read the post To Be Supposed To | What does this expression mean? )
Last night ,
I met Sara for a pep talk because I was nervous about my interview.
Suzy
seemed fully energized today; she had a pep talk before the examination.
Did you enjoy learning about pep talk ? Well, since today’s topic was “conversation”, also read about how to say the expressions “Jogar Conversa Fora” , “Ter Uma Conversa Séria” and “Conversa Idiota” in English . See you next tim
