Practice Speaking English with me: a conversation at the workplace. Speak with me.

welcome back English practicer  how you doing you doing good all  

right all right all right let's do this  conversation practice at the workplace  

it's gonna be a friendly conversation  between colleagues colleagues colleagues  

as co-workers yeah that's right Barack and  Natalie are co-workers in this conversation  

we're just gonna have some fun with it  all right here we go repeat after me  

hey Brock can I talk to you about something  

hey bro can I talk to you about something  hey bro can I talk to you about something

all right get that Rhythm right of  course Natalie what's on your mind

what's on your mind what are you thinking  what do you want to say what's on your mind

well I wanted to talk to you about my job say that  

part right there well I wanted  to talk to you about my job

I've been feeling conflicted lately  I've been feeling conflicted lately  

so conflicted means confused not sure of myself  I've been feeling not sure I've been feeling  

confused lately all right so what what's the red  word underneath this I've been feeling conflicted

conflicted okay oh I see what's been bothering  you do you like my Barack Obama impersonation  

oh I see what's been bothering you he likes to  pause and speed up what's been bothering you

okay so what's been disturbing you what's  been troubling you what's been worrying you  

what's been worrying you are you all right okay  what's the red word underneath here what's been

bothering you what's been bothering you  

I love my job but I feel like  I'm not being challenged enough

um Shadow me a little bit we'll just  say it together I love my job but I  

feel like I'm not being challenged  enough I love my job but I feel like  

I'm not being challenged enough I  love my job but I feel like I'm not  

being challenged enough I love my job but  I feel like I'm not being challenged enough

am I challenging you enough did you  did you Shadow me come on come on  

I understand I understand can you tell me more  about what's been making you feel that way

one more time I understand can you tell me more  about what's been making you feel that way say it

well I've been in the same role for a while now  so I've been in the same role that means her  

um the thing that she does at the  company is the same role she's  

doing the same thing over and over for  a while now and I've mastered my tasks

so now I feel like I'm not growing professionally  anymore that's how I feel I feel like I'm not  

growing professionally anymore I feel like I'm  not growing professionally anymore I feel like  

I'm not growing professionally anymore I feel  like I'm not growing professionally anymore

I see that's a valid concern  

valid concern so that's a well-founded concern  that's a reasonable concern that's a good concern  

that's an understandable concern well-founded  reasonable concern is uh what goes in the blank

valid concern have you talked to your manager  about it have you talked to your manager about it

not yet I'm not sure how they'll  react they they will they'll that  

means more than one manager or boss and  manager I'm not sure how they'll react

and I don't want to seem  ungrateful for the job I have

I don't want to seem ungrateful  I love my job I I'm very grateful  

for this job so I don't want to  seem ungrateful for the job I have  

she's very humble way to go Natalie all  right I understand your hesitation Natalie

hesitation is pausing or delaying  action pausing or delaying action is  

hesitation I understand your hesitation Natalie  

but it's important to communicate your  needs and aspirations to your manager

so it's important to communicate your needs and  aspirations your desires your hopes your wishes  

your Ambitions you need to communicate your  Ambitions to your manager all right what was  

the word underneath here the red word what  was it [Applause] aspirations aspirations

it's important to communicate your  needs and aspirations to your manager

they may be able to offer you new  opportunities or challenges that's right

you're right I need to advocate for myself  advocate for myself don't forget the for  

myself four so Advocate is to support  recommend and fight for that's the best  

one right there fight for myself so if you  fight for yourself you what's the red word

advocate for advocate for myself  fight for myself advocate for myself

I'll schedule a meeting with my  manager to discuss my concerns  

shall we Shadow this let's do it together ready  I'll schedule a meeting with my manager to  

discuss my concerns I'll schedule a meeting  with my manager to discuss my concerns I'll  

schedule a meeting with my manager to discuss  my concerns I'll schedule a meeting with my  

manager to discuss my concerns I'll schedule a  meeting with my manager to discuss my concerns  

good job that's a good plan Natalie you  deserve to be happy and fulfilled in your job  

thanks Barack I appreciate your support no  problem that's what teammates are for right

absolutely that's what teammates are for I'm  lucky to have you as a supportive colleague  

all right how was that let's go back  just a little bit right to here I'll  

schedule a meeting with my manager to  discuss my concerns repeat after me  

that's a good plan Natalie you deserve to  be happy and fulfilled in your job say it

there you go thanks Brock I  appreciate your support go

no problem that's what teammates are for right

absolutely I'm lucky to have  you as a supportive colleague

there you go did you get it I hope you got it  because guess what we are going to role play this  

conversation let's see I'll be Natalie and you  are Barack and then we'll switch okay here we go  

hey bro can I talk to you about something

well I wanted to talk to you about my  job I've been feeling conflicted lately

I love my job but I feel like  I'm not being challenged enough

thank you well I've been in the same  role for a while now and I'm I've  

mastered all my tasks so now I feel like  I'm not growing professionally anymore

not yet I'm not sure how they'll react and I  don't want to seem ungrateful for the job I have

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you're right I need to advocate for  myself I need to advocate for myself  

I'll schedule a meeting with my  manager to discuss my concerns

thanks Barack I appreciate your support

absolutely I'm lucky to have you as a supportive  colleague all right all right way to go good  

job are you ready to switch roles let's  switch roles this time you or Natalie go

of course Natalie what's on your mind

oh I see what's been bothering you

I understand can you tell me more about  what's been making you feel that way

okay okay okay I see that's a valid concern  have you talked to your manager about it

hmm [Music] I understand your hesitation Natalie  but it's important to communicate your needs and  

aspirations to your manager they may be able  to offer you new opportunities or challenges

yes you need to advocate for yourself

there you go there you go  that's a good plan Natalie  

you deserve to be happy and fulfilled in your job

no problem that's what teammates are for right

yes you are very lucky to have  me as a supportive colleague

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