Speaking guidesEnglish guidesA practical English conversation library
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17 useful guides for everyday calls, customer support, interviews, meetings, and presentations.
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You need to move a car-service appointment.
CustomerI can’t make that time. Could we move it to Thursday morning?
StaffWe have 10:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.
Make it yours: “Could we move it…” asks for one clear action. Replace the day and time with options that work for you.
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Everyday life
United States · Guided article
Practice three useful US English calls: reschedule an appointment, explain a service problem, and confirm dates, costs, and next steps.
Read and practiseEngland · Guided article
Practise the English for booking, changing, or cancelling a GP surgery appointment in England, with realistic reception questions and clear confirmation phrases.
Read and practiseCanada, with Ontario and British Columbia examples · Guided article
Use clear English to discuss a student’s progress, ask for classroom evidence, and agree on a practical next step in a Canadian school meeting.
Read and practiseAustralia, with a Victoria-specific worked context · Guided article
Practise a clear phone call and written follow-up for a non-urgent rental repair, using a carefully scoped Victorian example and useful Australian rental terms.
Read and practiseCustomer-facing work
Guided article
Use a four-step English framework to acknowledge concerns, clarify the issue, set an honest boundary, and give a clear next step on difficult customer calls.
Read and practiseGuided article
Practise a clear hotel check-in, correct a room-detail mismatch and explain the next step without inventing availability or property policy.
Read and practiseGuided article
Practise taking a table's order, clarifying a modification and reading the final order back without inventing menu availability or kitchen promises.
Read and practiseGuided article
Practise an in-store return conversation that identifies the product problem, requested outcome and next step without assuming a universal refund rule.
Read and practiseProfessional practice
Guided article
Use a clear reason-change-evidence structure to present a code change, answer review objections, and agree on a practical next step in English.
Read and practiseGuided article
Present a finding, evidence, uncertainty, and decision impact in plain English without hiding limitations or overwhelming a non-technical audience.
Read and practiseGuided article
Use clear English to explain a priority change, connect it to user need and evidence, name the trade-off, and agree on the next review point.
Read and practiseInterviews · 5 min speaking practice
Give a focused interview introduction that connects your experience to the role instead of repeating your whole CV.
Read and practiseMeetings · 5 min speaking practice
Explain a project so the listener understands its purpose, your contribution, the key decision, and the verified result or current status.
Read and practiseMeetings · 5 min speaking practice
Give a short standup update that helps the team coordinate work and act on a blocker.
Read and practiseMeetings · 5 min speaking practice
Turn an unclear workplace request into a specific, confirmed action without sounding defensive.
Read and practiseMeetings · 5 min speaking practice
Disagree with a workplace proposal while protecting the shared goal and moving the decision toward a practical next step.
Read and practisePresentations · 5 min speaking practice
Answer presentation questions with a clear headline, useful support, and an honest boundary when information is missing.
Read and practiseLiving in Germany or the Netherlands?
For expats in Germany
For expats in the Netherlands
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