Instructions: In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2, that agree with each other. Your job is to alter sentence 2 so that the pair neither agree nor contradict each other. Generated sentences must be short, with less than 15 words. New information can be introduced. Avoid using pronouns to confuse the subject of the sentence.
Input: Sentence 1: Two men are waiting to be interviewed, while another checks the mics. Sentence 2: The men are near some sound equipment.
Output:
The men are preparing for a news conference.