Workplace English Shadowing Practice

Shadow professional English for introducing yourself at work — “Hi, I'm Anna from the marketing team.”. Speak along to introduce yourself professionally.

Shadow professional English for starting a work chat politely — “Hi, do you have a minute?”, “Sorry to bother you.”. Speak along to start a work chat politely.

Shadow professional English for asking quick questions on chat — “Did you send the file already?”, “Is this the final draft?”. Speak along to ask quick work questions clearly.

Shadow professional English for confirming tasks and responsibilities — “I'll take care of this.”, “You can leave this part to me.”. Speak along to confirm who does what.

Shadow professional English for talking about deadlines — “When is this due?”, “The deadline is Friday afternoon.”. Speak along to talk about deadlines confidently.

Shadow professional English for scheduling a meeting — “Can we schedule a meeting for tomorrow?”, “Does 3 p.m. work for you?”. Speak along to schedule a meeting.

Shadow professional English for rescheduling a meeting — “Sorry, I need to reschedule.”, “Something urgent came up.”. Speak along to reschedule a meeting politely.

Shadow professional English for joining and starting a meeting — “Hi everyone, thanks for joining.”, “Can you hear me clearly?”. Speak along to open a meeting smoothly.

Shadow professional English for introducing topics in a meeting — “The first topic is the project timeline.”. Speak along to guide a meeting through its topics.

Shadow professional English for sharing opinions in a meeting — “I think this is a good direction.”. Speak along to share opinions professionally.

Shadow professional English for agreeing and disagreeing professionally — “I agree with that point.”, “I'm on the same page.”. Speak along to agree and disagree professionally.

Shadow professional English for giving a progress update — “Here's a quick update from my side.”, “We've completed the first phase.”. Speak along to give a clear progress update.

Shadow professional English for explaining delays and problems — “There's been a slight delay.”, “We ran into a technical issue.”. Speak along to explain a delay professionally.

Shadow professional English for asking for clarification at work — “Could you clarify what you mean?”. Speak along to ask for clarification clearly.

Shadow professional English for following up by email — “I'm following up on my previous email.”. Speak along to follow up by email politely.

Shadow professional English for writing polite work emails — “I hope you're doing well.”, “I'm writing regarding the project update.”. Speak along to write polite work emails.

Shadow professional English for requesting help from colleagues — “Could you help me with this task?”. Speak along to ask colleagues for help politely.

Shadow professional English for reporting results and next steps — “The results are better than expected.”. Speak along to report results and next steps.

Shadow professional English for talking about your availability — “Are you free right now?”, “I'm available after lunch.”. Speak along to talk about your availability.

Shadow professional English for introducing yourself in a job interview — “Thank you for the opportunity to introduce myself.”. Speak along to introduce yourself in an interview.

Shadow professional English for talking about your experience in an interview — “Can you tell us about your experience?”. Speak along to describe your experience in an interview.

Shadow professional English for answering common interview questions — “What is one of your strengths?”. Speak along to answer common interview questions.