Pratique du Shadowing: How To Upgrade Your Professional Work Emails - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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Okay, that is.. do not do that.
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Hi everybody, Lauren Berger, Intern Queen here.
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Back with a video about email communication.
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I know that our this versus that content does really well on Instagram, both on Intern Queen and Career Queen, and we wanted to bring some of that over to the YouTube channel.
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We're all trying to elevate our work emails and our communication.
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I know it is always a battle at Intern Queen, We call it organizational sophistication, and we are just looking to elevate every single day.
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So how can you make the most of work emails
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and how can you make sure that when you're responding to an email, it's in the most professional way?
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To give the best instruction for this video, I thought I'd give you a specific example.
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So the example I want to use is you messed up something at work
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and you got an email from your boss that basically says some version of WTF, right?
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Like, where's that thing?
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Why didn't you do it?
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What happened?
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We've all been there.
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We've all received those emails.
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And if you're anything like me, it takes you a minute to respond to those emails because you write it out and then you're like, no, too wordy, write it out again.
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You write it out again.
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And finally you send a version and you kind of cross your fingers and hope it's okay.
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So first I'm gonna go over some basic tips and things
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that you should do versus things you shouldn't do when you're responding to an email like that.
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And then I'm gonna give you an actual example
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and you guys can write it down or take a picture of it so that you remember, 'cause I'm sure we'll all be in that situation sometime soon, right?
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So the first thing is try to avoid the word I'm sorry.
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If you actually do something terrible, please say you're sorry.
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But in work communication, typically these aren't major mistakes.
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always need to use the word I'm sorry.
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I think especially as women, we tend to apologize for everything.
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You don't need to say the word I'm sorry, a hundred times a day, like save that for when you're actually sorry.
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So I think instead of doing that, you can say things like, thanks for the reminder, not I'm so sorry, I didn't do that.
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And again, I'll give you a specific example in a bit.
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Also, and this has been all over TikTok, I feel like this year, but just overusing exclamation points.
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I'm the queen of that because sometimes I I am genuinely excited, but I've tried to pull that back a little bit.
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No need to overuse the exclamation points in an email.
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It's just not the most professional.
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Also, try to show in any work email the immediate action that you're taking.
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I think it's really important to show that you're taking in the feedback and you're doing the next thing, right?
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Without a lot of complaints or excuses or extra language.
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My next step is just don't overcomplicate it.
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Again, no need to give too much detail about why something didn't happen.
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I would just get to the point, show that you get it and you're on to the next thing and you're pushing the project forward.
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And again, just don't let it linger, right?
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Really work to show in your email that you are going to take this project to the next step
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So first I'm gonna give you guys the Do not do this example, okay?
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So again, you messed up something, your boss says, where's the thing?
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And here's your email back.
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Oh, I'm so sorry.
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Eek!
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Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point.
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I was going to do that.
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But then my dog got sick
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and I was working with Mary on this other project and I just didn't get around to it.
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And by the time I looked at my clock, it was time to eat.
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And then I had a cough and then I had a cold.
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And then I thought I had COVID, but I didn't have COVID.
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And now I'm here today.
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And I don't know when this email is going to end.
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Anyhow, I'll do this and maybe we can talk about it if you have time next week.
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If not, maybe I can do something else with it.
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Thanks so much, Lauren.
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Right?
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Okay, that is earned.
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Do not do that.
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Instead, I want you guys to write back something like this.
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Thanks for the reminder.
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I'll work on fixing that now.
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Are you open to review this with me Monday at 10 a .m.?
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I can send an invite.
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Thanks, Lauren.
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Do you guys hear the difference there, right?
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Okay, so let's just go through our like do this, don't do that real quick from that email.
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So don't Do...
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"This" was the "I'm sorry, yada, yada, yada," right?
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Instead, do that.
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It was just quickly recognizing it.
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Thanks for the reminder.
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Don't do this, go on and on and on and on and on.
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Instead, Just get to the point, right? Do that.
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Instead of sort of being vague about the next step, and if you were gonna do the thing or not do the thing, do that be really freaking clear about what you're gonna do
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and don't do this which is let it linger
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and say maybe we can talk about it
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and maybe all right instead do that and the
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that here is push the project forward take it to the
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next step are you free to discuss this on monday right show
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that you're taking ownership so i hope that video was helpful remember do this don't do that and i'll Oh,
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette vidéo contient 87 phrases et 1045 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:19. Le locuteur parle vite, environ 197 mots par minute : attendez-vous à des liaisons et à des sons réduits. 88 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc facile à suivre.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots moins courants de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
- reminder /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ (nom) — rappel. Someone or something that reminds.
- versus /ˈvɝsəs/ — contre, face à. Against; in opposition to.
- earn /ɝn/ (verbe) — gagner. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (nom) — doigt. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
- clock /klɑk/ (nom) — indicateur de vitesse, compteur de vitesse. A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjectif) — utile, serviable. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
- ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ (nom) — propriété. The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
- complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (nom) — plainte, réclamation. The act of complaining.
- feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ (nom) — évaluation, réaction. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
- invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (verbe) — inviter, convier. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ (verbe) — s'excuser, faire l'apologie de. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
- sometime /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ (adverbe) — un jour ou l’autre. At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
- instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (nom) — instruction. The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
- genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ (adverbe) — authentiquement, réellement. In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
- vague /veɪɡ/ (adjectif) — vague. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
- mess up (verbe) — gâcher. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
- go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbe) — continuer. To continue in extent.
- go through (verbe) — traverser. To travel from one end of something to the other.
- look at (verbe) — regarder. To observe or watch.
- take in /teɪk‿ˈɪn/ (verbe) — absorber, assimiler. To receive.
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 56 contractions et formes réduites, comme you're, I'm, don't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, exclamation /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/, sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Commencez à la vitesse 0,75×, répétez phrase par phrase, puis revenez à la vitesse normale quand cela devient facile.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme reminder, versus, earn.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
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| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | has been · I've tried |
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | is earned · is let |
| Superlatifs the -est / the most … — le plus haut ou le plus bas d’un groupe | the most of · the most professional · the best |
| Présent continu am/is/are + -ing — ce qui se passe en ce moment | are just looking · you're responding · you're taking |
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.