Shadowing Exercise 1:

Listen to each statement from an American English speaker. Then try to repeat each phrase to practice talking like a native English speaker.

Shadowing Exercise Transcript:

• So you’re from New York? I’ve always wanted to visit there. What’s it like?
• How old are your kids now? What are they up to?
• How long have you been working with Ernst and Young?
• How is it working for Ernst and Young?

Shadowing Exercise 2:

Listen to each statement from an American English speaker. Then try to repeat each phrase to practice talking like a native English speaker.

Shadowing Exercise Transcript:

• What exciting projects or new ventures has your team been working on recently?
• What challenges do you see on the horizon for the industry?
• What potential opportunities do you foresee coming soon for your team?
• How did you get into this line of work?

Speaking Exercise:

Many people define networking differently. A Harvard Business Review article describes how people often think of networking as: “the unpleasant task of trading favors with strangers.” The article encourages people people to change their mindset toward networking. It says people should think of networking as: “creating a fabric of personal contacts who will provide support, feedback, insight, resources, and information.”

Record a voice message answering these questions:
1) Which of these definitions seems best to you? Why?
2) Talk about a time when networking helped you.