A deep breath

Neha Seshadri (Speller 115) walked up to the microphone with a request.

"Can I take a deep breath, please?" she asked.

Neha received an affirmative answer. She breathed in deep.

"OK, back to business," she said.

Upon hearing her word -- "taiga" -- Neha asked for the language of origin and the definition. She spelled the word correctly.