शैडोइंग अभ्यास: Sales Engineer Career Video - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

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Sales engineers sell a variety of complex scientific and technological products or services to businesses— including the latest information technology systems… manufacturing equipment… and scientific instruments, among others.
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Like most salespeople, sales engineers try to interest clients in their products or services, negotiate prices, and complete sales.
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But as trained engineers or scientists, they also have extensive technical knowledge of the products’ parts and functions and understand the scientific processes behind their products.
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Sales engineers give technical presentations where they describe the benefits and competitive edge of their products, and explain how their product will solve a customer’s problem.
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They may also work with clients to modify or customize a product to their needs.
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Some work for the manufacturer of a product… while others work for independent sales firms.
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Most sales engineers travel… whether locally within a small region… for weeks at a time across several states… or even internationally.
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The job can be stressful since income and job security often depend directly on successful deals.
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Engineers typically work full time and many work over 40 hours a week to meet client needs and achieve sales goals.
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Sales engineers typically need a bachelor’s degree in engineering, though a science or business degree and technical knowledge may suffice.
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For some positions, sales experience along with technical experience or training may be sufficient.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Sales Engineer Career Video”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sales, product, engineers, technical, client. This video has 11 sentences and 220 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:41. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
solve verb/sɒlv/To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
sufficient/səˈfɪʃənt/An adequate quantity of; enough.
presentation noun/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/The act of presenting, or something presented.
instrument noun/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/A device used to produce music.
manufacturer noun/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/A person or company that manufactures.
scientist noun/ˈsaɪəntəst/One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
depend verb/dɪˈpɛnd/To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
locally adverb/ˈləʊkəli/With respect to place; in place.
technological adjective/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.
negotiate verb/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
internationally adverbIn an international manner.
stressful adjective/ˈstɹɛsfəl/Irritating; causing stress.
modify verb/ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/To change part of.
customize verb/ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
salesperson nounA person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
work over verbTo improve a prototype, or first draft.

Pronunciation to watch

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
  • Long words — get the stress right: manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like solve, sufficient, presentation.

शैडोइंग तकनीक क्या है?

शैडोइंग (Shadowing) एक विज्ञान-समर्थित भाषा सीखने की तकनीक है जो मूल रूप से पेशेवर दुभाषिया प्रशिक्षण के लिए विकसित की गई थी। विधि सरल लेकिन शक्तिशाली है: आप मूल अंग्रेज़ी ऑडियो सुनते हैं और तुरंत इसे ज़ोर से दोहराते हैं — जैसे वक्ता की छाया 1-2 सेकंड की देरी से। शोध से पता चलता है कि यह उच्चारण सटीकता, स्वर, लय, जुड़ी हुई ध्वनियाँ, सुनने की समझ और बोलने की प्रवाहशीलता में काफ़ी सुधार करता है।

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