AEE 287: SOS! Are You in Distress? How to Rescue Your English Phone Conversations

Come back to http://www.allearsenglish.com/287 Do you ever get into
trouble during English phone conversations? This is one of the
biggest challenge for English students, especially at work. Today
we will show you how to get out of trouble if you aren’t
understanding someone on the phone. We’ll give you 8 things to do
before or during the call to get the help you need.   How to
Rescue Your Phone Call:  Practice to listening to natives as
much as possible in your daily life (podcasts, sitcoms, the news on
TV) Ask the person to help you: “I’m sorry. I’m having trouble
understanding you. Would you (be able to ) say that again?” “Could
you repeat that (for me) please?” “Would you mind slowing down a
bit? It’s hard to hear you.” Ask the person to follow up with a
summary of the conversation by email See if it’s ok to record the
conversation Breathe deeply before you get on the call with a
native speaker   It’s important not to be ashamed if you can’t
understand someone in English on the phone. Don’t pretend to
understand when you don’t. Use one of our strategies above to save
your English conversations on the phone.   What other tactics
have you tried to rescue your English conversations? Share them
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