Shadowing Practice: Mock Meeting for Minute Taking - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Okay, so for this morning's meeting we've got a couple things on the agenda to discuss.
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First off, I'm going to start with talking about our scheduling processes.
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Because I know some of our staff are using their Outlook calendars and some of our staff are using Web Tracker.
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Some people use both, but that's creating double bookings
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and those double bookings can create a lot of confusion in the front reception area when those double bookings do occur.
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so I would like to talk about some processes around how maybe we can kind of streamline it
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that process to make it a little more easier for the receptionist and make the appointments flow a little more fluidly.
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Eleanor are you using WebTracker or are you primarily using Outlook for yours?
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I primarily use WebTracker but I try to keep Outlook just for my own personal appointments
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but that doesn't mean there couldn't be some conflict there.
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Right, because if you have an appointment or something like that, that might not be reflected in Tracker.
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Exactly.
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Okay, and what about yourself?
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I use both, but I find that I'm in a really unique situation
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because I am the contact between the two different facilities.
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Right.
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So our only contact with the other facility is through Web Tracker.
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However, all of our facilitators use Outlook.
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So I'm having to do Outlook
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because it's easier for them to pull up email as opposed to Web Tracker because depending on where they are, they might not have access.
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So I know what happened this week with one of our classes who had a whole bunch of appointments,
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it was in Outlook but it was not in Web Tracker
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and then they were double booked into Web Tracker as well as doing a training session, so we had a major confusion.
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Yeah, okay.
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So what's the solution?
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I my thoughts are I I've already talked to IT
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and we cannot we cannot merge both
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so there's there won't be any communication between a web tracker calendar
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and an outlook calendar so that's not going to be an option for us
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so my thoughts are either we suggest that people use one
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or the other and then the company is all on the same page
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so that there's no confusion yeah
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because our downtown location also has access to WebTracker as well
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and with Outlook you'd have to grant access to everybody to be able to view different calendars
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which I think could be very confusing.
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Well and WebTracker being web -based as well if we are away we can still remote it that way.
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Okay so are you guys okay with that?
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Okay so I'll head that one up and we'll have to send out some sort of communication to staff regarding that.
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Yeah, if you want to put maybe like a little tutorial together on how to use the full -on calendars in WebTracker,
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the next thing I'm going to need to do is obviously change our policies so that it reflects that.
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We're no longer using Outlook for calendars purposes.
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And make sure that the training package is associated with the policy.
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So if we can do that.
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And then we're going to have to get
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that out to all employees as soon as possible so
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that we don't have a major issue like we had earlier this week.
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Right, okay, perfect.
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So that will go with your policy states.
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I will include that.
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So in regards to the communication, then are we looking at doing a mass training?
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Because I know that this week we do have a staff training, an all -staff training, or do we want to do it via email?
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Let's do both.
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I think we could, yeah, I would agree with always those massive staff trainings.
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Yeah.
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And then we'll also have something written down we can refer to to make sure we're doing it correctly, et cetera.
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So we'll do both.
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We can send an email, and we can also touch base with our all -staff meetings on Thursday with everybody.
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OK.
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Sound good?
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Perfect.
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OK.
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Well, we're on the topic of emails.
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Yeah.
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I get a lot of emails.
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And of course, I respond to them all eventually.
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But I think it would be really helpful if, A, our subject lines were more specific.
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OK.
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Sometimes people don't even put a topic in a subject line and that drives me crazy, but even more, it would be great if we could label it maybe urgent,
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or FYI, or response required, or response not required, just something to help me prioritize those emails.
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I think in regards to that though, sorry.
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No, no, go ahead.
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People, I've been getting a bunch of emails that are like high importance that are not high importance, like a little joke.
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So I think we need to have some sort of a
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policy in regards to what actually constitutes a high priority and needs to be dealt with quickly.
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Do you want to get together tomorrow?
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Sure.
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Yeah, and then we can bring it up and we'll get them
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and determine what the actual words are that we're going to use.
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Wonderful.
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And then we can communicate that out.
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So if you guys put that together, and then I can also include that in the staff -wide email that I'll send out regarding scheduling.
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And we can talk about it on our training.
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Okay.
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Perfect.
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Perfect.
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Okay.
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Lastly on our agenda is the office party that is coming up.
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We don't have very many people on our social committee, and it's quite a bit of work for just one person to be doing on their own.
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So I don't know if the two of you would be interested in helping participate in that.
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If not, I know there's a lot of stuff going on in everybody's lives outside of work.
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So that's also something that I'll probably send out in an email as well, but I'd like to offer it up to you guys if that's something you were interested in.
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But we'll need to have, I would say, a handful of people, maybe at least three to four, working on it collaboratively to uh okay so you're interested in us
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and in us recruiting others yes yeah i am perfect um
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but by no means don't feel pressured to participate in it
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but if you have the time um i would greatly appreciate it um
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so we've taken care of that any other things any other outstanding objects and topics
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that we need to talk about no i think we're good
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i think we're ready for our staff meeting tomorrow perfect
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so i'll start working on the scheduling process communication you guys can touch base with the policy updates
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and the email subject line that we can all put
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that together for everybody for Thursday and that seems like we've covered everything all right perfect okay
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Mock Meeting for Minute Taking”. Las palabras que más se repiten: email, outlook, staff, tracker, web. Este vídeo tiene 101 frases y 1176 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:36. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 178 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 86 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| outlook sustantivo | /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/ | parecer |
| tracker sustantivo | /ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/ | rastreador, rastreadora |
| calendar sustantivo | /ˈkæl.ən.də/ | calendario |
| topic sustantivo | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | tema, tópico |
| regards sustantivo | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/ | saludos |
| confusion sustantivo | /kənˈfjuːʒən/ | confusión |
| booking sustantivo | /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ | reserva |
| primarily adverbio | /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/ | primariamente |
| participate verbo | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | participar |
| reflect verbo | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | reflejar, reflectar |
| agenda sustantivo | /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ | programa, plan |
| occur verbo | /əˈkɜː/ | ocurrir |
| package sustantivo | /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ | paquete, kete |
| refer verbo | /ɹɪˈfɜː/ | referir, remitir |
| helpful adjetivo | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | servicial, adyuvante |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| send out verbo | emitir | |
| come up verbo | salir a relucir | |
| get together verbo | reunir, juntar | |
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | venga, adelante |
| write down verbo | apuntar, anotar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado | if the two of you would be |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've already talked · we've taken · we've covered |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | might not be reflected · is associated · be dealt |
| Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguro | might not be · might not have |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 37 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we're, don't, we'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: primarily /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: regards /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/, oppose /əˈpoʊz/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: agenda /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/, package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/, urgent /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/, merge /mɝd͡ʒ/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/, handful /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como outlook, tracker, calendar.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.