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These decisions are highly nuanced. Of course we use a…

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These decisions are highly nuanced. Of course we use a lot of data to inform our decisions, but we also rely very heavily on iteration, research, testing, intuition and human empathy. Now, sometimes the designers who work on these products are called "data-driven," which is a term that totally drives us bonkers. The fact is, it would be irresponsible of us not to rigorously test our designs when so many people are counting on us to get it right.

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These decisions are highly nuanced.‖Of course we use a lot of data to inform our decisions,|but we also rely very heavily on iteration,|research, testing, intuition and human empathy.‖Now, sometimes the designers who work on these products|are called "data-driven,"‖which is a term that totally drives us bonkers.‖The fact is,|it would be irresponsible of us|not to rigorously test our designs‖when so many people are counting on us|to get it right.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Words to stress correctly

irresponsibleir·re·SPON·si·ble/ɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl/
iterationit·er·A·tion/ɪtɚˈeɪʃən/
intuitionin·tu·I·tion/ɪntuˈɪʃən/
rigorouslyRIG·or·ous·ly/ˈrɪɡɚəsli/
decisionsde·CI·sions/dɪˈsɪʒənz/
designersde·SIGN·ers/dɪˈzaɪnɚz/

79 words, aim for 30–36 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after nuanced, empathy, data-driven, bonkers and designs; short pauses after decisions, iteration, products, is, us.

Where marks are usually lost

Stress: de·CI·sions, de·SIGN·ers, it·er·A·tion, in·tu·I·tion, RIG·or·ous·ly, ir·re·SPON·si·ble. The five-item list needs an even rhythm; don't trip on iteration. Keep -s on decisions, designers, products, drives, designs and -ed on nuanced, called.

General tip: this is spoken, informal text; let Now, and The fact is, sound conversational, with a small pitch reset, instead of flattening them into the sentence.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 这些决定非常微妙。当然,我们会用大量数据来辅助决策,但我们也非常依赖迭代、研究、测试、直觉和人类同理心。有时,做这些产品的设计师被称为“数据驱动型”,这个说法让我们非常抓狂。事实是,当这么多人指望我们做对时,不严格测试我们的设计才是不负责任的。

हिन्दी: ये निर्णय बहुत सूक्ष्म होते हैं। बेशक हम अपने निर्णयों के लिए बहुत सारा डेटा इस्तेमाल करते हैं, पर हम पुनरावृत्ति, शोध, परीक्षण, अंतर्ज्ञान और मानवीय सहानुभूति पर भी बहुत अधिक निर्भर रहते हैं। कभी-कभी इन उत्पादों पर काम करने वाले डिज़ाइनरों को "डेटा-संचालित" कहा जाता है, और यह शब्द हमें पूरी तरह पागल कर देता है। सच यह है कि जब इतने लोग हम पर भरोसा कर रहे हैं कि हम सही करेंगे, तो अपने डिज़ाइनों का कठोर परीक्षण न करना हमारी ओर से ग़ैर-ज़िम्मेदारी होगी।

नेपाली: यी निर्णयहरू अत्यन्तै सूक्ष्म हुन्छन्। हो, हामी निर्णय गर्न धेरै डेटा प्रयोग गर्छौँ, तर हामी पुनरावृत्ति, अनुसन्धान, परीक्षण, अन्तर्ज्ञान र मानवीय समानुभूतिमा पनि धेरै भर पर्छौँ। कहिलेकाहीँ यी उत्पादनमा काम गर्ने डिजाइनरहरूलाई "डेटा-चालित" भनिन्छ, र यो शब्दले हामीलाई साँच्चै रिस उठाउँछ। वास्तविकता यो हो कि यति धेरै मानिसले हामी ठीक गर्छौँ भनी भर परिरहेका बेला आफ्ना डिजाइनको कडा परीक्षण नगर्नु हामीका लागि गैरजिम्मेवारी हुन्छ।

Tiếng Việt: Những quyết định này rất tinh tế. Dĩ nhiên chúng tôi dùng rất nhiều dữ liệu để ra quyết định, nhưng chúng tôi cũng dựa rất nhiều vào việc lặp lại, nghiên cứu, thử nghiệm, trực giác và sự thấu cảm của con người. Đôi khi các nhà thiết kế làm những sản phẩm này bị gọi là "dựa trên dữ liệu", một cụm từ khiến chúng tôi phát điên. Sự thật là, khi có nhiều người đang trông cậy vào chúng tôi để làm đúng, thì việc không kiểm tra thiết kế của mình một cách nghiêm ngặt mới là vô trách nhiệm.

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PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; Pronunciation; Oral fluency

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Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.