Meaning of THINK ON YOUR FEET - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

Can you think on your feet?

Are you a really fast thinker,

in all kinds of different situations?

In English, if we say, "That you can think on your feet,"

it means that you are someone

who can solve problems quickly.

You're someone who, when you are in different situations,

you can think of solutions,

and you can solve problems really, really quickly.

We usually like it when our police officers,

and our firefighters are really good

at thinking on their feet.

When they come up to a car accident

or when they go to put out a fire,

they have to solve problems really quickly,

and it's usually good

if they are able to think on their feet.

So are you someone who can think on your feet?

When you have a situation, and something needs to be solved

or a decision needs to be made quickly,

are you someone who can think on your feet?

I hope you are.

Hey we have another phrase in English,

think outside the box.

This is a little bit different,

In a company, it's really good if you can hire people

who are good at thinking outside the box.

This means, that they are good at coming up with new ideas,

not necessarily in an emergency situation,

But they're good at coming up with new ideas

for how to do things better at work.

So if you are someone who can think on your feet

in emergency situations,

and you can think outside the box,

when you're planning new things at work,

you're probably a very valuable employee.