Tag: english
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Professional Speaking Practice 2
🏢 Professional Questions These are perfect for “sync-ups” or coffee chats where you want to be clear but not overly formal. 🍻 After-Work & Social Situations These questions help you practice “small talk” that feels natural and friendly rather than like an interview. 💡 Vocabulary & “Social” Connectors In social settings, being fluent often means…
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Professional Speaking Practice
🗣️ High-Level Conversation Starters These questions are designed to elicit storytelling and complex opinions, which are great for building “muscle memory” in speech. Professional & Growth 1. How do you usually handle a situation where there’s a major communication breakdown between two different teams? 2. If you could automate one repetitive part of your daily…
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Speaking with A, An, The for IT Professionals
In technical English, articles (a, an, the) are often the hardest part to master because many IT terms alternate between being “countable” (a server) and “uncountable” (software). The best way to practice is through open-ended questions that force you to define specific objects versus general concepts. 1. General vs. Specific (The vs. Zero Article) The…
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Great English Speaking Practice with Plurals
Practicing plurals in a technical context is a great way to bridge the gap between “textbook English” and the actual language used in stand-ups or code reviews. For a software developer, the trick is mastering regular plurals (ending in -s, -es), irregular plurals (data, criteria), and uncountable nouns (code, software). 1. Regular Plurals (-s /…
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Plurals: “One of the ______”
Practice this common plural noun rule and take a quiz on the plural rules we learned this week. This conversation features Sasha (Architect) and Ben (Junior Developer) as they troubleshoot a production outage. The goal is to highlight a common grammatical hurdle: the “one of the [plural noun]” rule. In English, because you are picking…
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Tech Plurals: Data and Datum
This conversation is on irregular plurals in tech. Get more practice with plurals using “one of __________” and practice speaking with plurals here. The Scenario: Reviewing the “Analytics Dashboard” PR Maya: Hey Leo, do you have a sec? I’m looking at the feedback on my pull request. You mentioned my variable naming for the data…
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The Short I Sound: Software Developer Conversation
This is a quick look into a sync between two developers, Jill and Bill, as they try to fix a glitch in their system. Notice how many words feature that crisp, short “i” sound. The Morning Sync Jill: “Hi Bill. Did you finish the script for the billing link?” Bill: “I did, but there’s a…
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Relaxed U Sound: Software Developer Conversation
Great referral discount: in February only, refer a friend and get two extra classes for both you and your friend. The first step is for your friend to schedule a consultation. Schedule by tomorrow to get this! Keep your jaw loose and open and think about a low sound as you practice the Relaxed U…
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American A Sounds: Cross-Team Practice Conversation
Super referral discount: in February only, refer a friend and get two extra classes for both you and your friend. The first step is for your friend to schedule a consultation. If your friend schedules in February, even if the consultation is in March, you can get the discount. This conversation captures the classic “creative…
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American O Sounds: Casual Practice Conversation
Here’s a fun conversation for practicing intonation and O sounds. The Caffeine & Code Overflow Alex: Yo, did you see the latte art at that new spot around the corner? The barista pulled a Rosetta that looked more symmetrical than my last pull request. Jordan: Honestly, I’m jealous. I tried doing a heart at home…
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