Practice These Quick Tips to Speak Better English

Want to improve your English quickly? If you practice just one or two of these tips to speak better English consistently, they can add up to a noticeable difference in how clearly and confidently you can share your ideas.

EnglishHints is now offering a series of emails with phrases you can modify and practice to help you keep improving your English, even when you don't have much time.

For years our free English Detective newsletter has shared interesting articles and talks so you could keep building your vocabulary month by month. (You can find links to old issues here or here, if you'd like to read some of them.)

But several of the professionals I've talked to want more frequent (and briefer!) chances to improve their English. So I'm starting a second email newsletter every two weeks. (You should usually receive it the third week of each month, since English Detective usually goes out on the first Tuesdays of the month. You can subscribe to English Detective too if you'd like to get an email from us twice a month. It's a little longer-- especially if you read the linked articles-- but you can save part of it for later.)

Sample 'Tips to Speak Better English' Topics

Most issues will have a single topic, with a brief explanation and some example questions and answers or sentence starters. You can adapt them to meet your own needs and practice them to feel more confident when you need to discuss various topics in English. Many will link to a page on EnglishHints with more information. 

I expect to start with some useful workplace phrases for different purposes, including

• discussing what you or your team have been working on, including successes and challenges
• how to ask and answer various questions about your work (for example, at a networking event or job interview), 
• using phrasal verb expressions like 'get around to (doing something)' or 'put up with (a difficult situation or person).'

The free PDF on English for Pharma Meetings, discussed below, can give you a head start with phrases to

• make suggestions for improvements or new ideas at work
• answer questions or objections about your ideas
• discuss your opinion and agree or disagree with others politely
• etc.

I hope that you will also suggest words, phrases, tricky grammar points, or topics you need help with or would like to understand better. Those suggestions can make these tips so much more useful!

Free PDF: Practice Phrases to Share Your Ideas in English Meetings

Speak Up Clearly in Your Next Meeting, Even Under Pressure!

Use these English phrases to help you

• introduce your ideas,
• interrupt politely (or deal with interruptions) when necessary,
• answer questions you may be asked (or ask someone else about their ideas),
• express your opinions and agree or disagree politely,
• and summarize your message.

There is also a sample meeting conversation about a proposal, along with some suggestions for practice.

After signing up and confirming that you want to subscribe, you should get a link to download your PDF so you can start practicing immediately. (If you don't see it, please let me know and I will send it.)

You should receive your first newsletter with new tips to practice around the middle of the month. When you do, could you please click on "Reply" and tell me if any of the suggested phrases were useful for you-- and if not, what would be? That will help me know what kinds of practice to prioritize for the later Tips.

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