How Native English Speakers Talk on the Telephone - Learn to Speak Fluently!

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Go Natural English


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Hay Hi I'm here in telephone booth today
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because I want to give you 3 tips
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for beginning a telephone conversation in english
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so of course you need the phone number
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you need dial the phone
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but what happen when a person pick up the phone
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ok step one you need to say this is and then your name
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you say your name slowly and clearly and loudly
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so hi this is Gabby Wallace from go natural english
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great that step one
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step two you want to ask likely for person you like to talk to
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so very polite way is may I please speak to
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or May I please speak with
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and then you say the person name
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Ahh..so may I please speak with John Smith
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ok that is very polite
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if you calling for friend
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or just someone you wanna speak with more casually you can say is John there
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Is John there ok a little bit more casual
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so you should you gonna be polite or casual that the second step
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the third step now is very importance
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after you get the personal on the phone
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and I get John Smith on the phone
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he said Hello this is John Smith
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then I need to say again Hi this is Gabby Wallace
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and I need to make a little a small talk
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hi John how are you how was your weekend
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How was work what are you up to
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are you busy is this a good time to talk
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so actually two things going on
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you wanna ask it was a good time to talk
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or the person to busy so give them opportinity
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to say yes I can talk
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or no actually now not a good time
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and I will call you back later
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and a little small talk
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small talk show your interesting a person
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that your being friendly
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your being polite and it just kind of make person feel more open to talking to you
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in a business or social type situation
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alright so let talk the 3 steps for starting your phone call
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say your name you ask for the person you wanna talk to
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asking their available to talk that the time
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and make more talk
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alright so I wish you successfull telephone call in english
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that all from telephone booth
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