Shadowing Practice: 40 English Phrases You Need for Online Meetings - Learn English Speaking with Video
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In this video, we're going to look at some key words
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and phrases that you absolutely need to know
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if you're having online meetings in English so that you can participate like a pro.
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Let's get straight into it.
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Let's start with small talk.
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I think we all know that feeling
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when you sign into a meeting a couple minutes early and it's just you and one other person there.
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It can be a little awkward.
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So to break the ice and make some polite conversation, you can ask some good open-ended questions like, how's everything in New York?
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What's keeping you busy these days?
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Do you have any interesting projects on the horizon?
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Have you been following the, and then name maybe a global event or something important going on in your industry, for example.
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If you're the one leading the meeting, you need to say something to signal to the group that it's time to begin.
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And we usually start this with words like, okay, all right, followed by things like, it looks like everybody's here, so let's kick off.
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Shall we begin?
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It's two o'clock, so let's get started.
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Now, a frustrating part of online meetings is the tendency for people to talk over each other, even if they don't necessarily mean to interrupt.
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So when that happens, you can say something like, my apologies for interrupting.
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Go ahead, Teresa.
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Now if you want to interrupt someone in face-to-face communication, you can do it more subtly with gestures or facial expressions,
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but in an online setting you have to be a little more direct.
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It's always best to use the person's first name to get their attention in a polite way.
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For example, Martina, if I may, Kevin, can I jump in here for a second?
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Sorry to interrupt, but now if someone interrupts you, you can say, just let me finish my point here.
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I'm not quite finished.
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Or you can allow them to interrupt you by saying, go ahead.
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All right, now if you're leading a meeting or presenting during a meeting and you need to pause to do something, like to get a file or to share your screen,
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communicate to the group what you're doing.
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Don't just go silent.
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For example, you can say things like, I'm gonna share my screen now.
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Bear with me while I pull up the document.
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Give me a second.
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I'm going to check my Wi-Fi connection.
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Now, what would an online meeting be without some technical issues?
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If you run into a problem, you can say, apologies, I'm having some technical difficulties.
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There seems to be a problem with the connection on my end.
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When your video doesn't move due to a bad connection, we use the expression to be frozen.
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So we say, for example, the screen is frozen or John, you're frozen.
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Of course, during online meetings, we often have audio issues, which make it hard for people to hear each other or even understand what others are saying.
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So when that happens
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and you need to ask someone to repeat themselves you can say things like I didn't catch
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that can you say
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that again can you speak up a little we can't hear you can you come closer to the microphone
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if there's a lot of noise where you are you can say excuse the background noise
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if someone's microphone is off you can say you're on mute
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or sorry I was on mute and when you can only hear parts of what someone is because the connection is interrupted,
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we use the expression to break up.
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So you could say to them, you're breaking up.
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Now, if someone's unexpectedly disconnected from the meeting, we say that we've lost that person.
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Did we lose Andrew?
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You can also ask if the person is still there.
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Are you there, Carla?
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If everything's back to normal, then you can say, oh, Andrew's back.
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Yes, we can hear you now.
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If the meeting is taking longer than planned
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and you need to leave before it's finished you can say
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sorry i have a hard stop at two o'clock i need to go
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or more informally you can say sorry guys i gotta jump
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or i gotta drop now
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when the meeting is ending before you sign off it's good business etiquette to thank everyone
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and say goodbye don't just sign off without saying anything so you can say thank you everyone bye
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have a nice weekend thanks all have a good one cheers
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all right guys i hope you found this video helpful
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and i hope that you put these words
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and phrases into use in your very next online meeting
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so these were all some of the right things to say
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but what about some of the wrong things to say in
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business english well check out this video right here for seven of the most common english mistakes
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that i see in the workplace thanks so much for watching and i'll see you there next
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 73 zinnen en 904 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 5:14. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 173 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| freeze werkwoord | /ˈfɹiːz/ | bevriezen |
| helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | behulpzaam |
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| apology zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ | verontschuldiging |
| subscribe werkwoord | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abonneren |
| polite bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /pəˈlaɪt/ | beleefd |
| microphone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ | microfoon |
| mute bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /mjut/ | stom |
| necessarily bijwoord | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | nodig, noodzakelijk |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| silent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | stil |
| participate werkwoord | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | meedoen, deelnemen |
| difficulty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | moeilijkheid |
| feedback zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | terugkoppeling |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| check out werkwoord | onderzoeken |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | be frozen · is frozen · is interrupted |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt | you're having · you're finding · you're leading |
| Verplichting: must / have to / need to zeggen dat iets nodig is | need to know · need to say · have to be |
| Toekomst met “going to” be going to + werkwoord — een plan of iets dat je ziet aankomen | we're going to look · gonna share · I'm going to check |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I'm, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als interrupt, freeze, helpful.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.