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Interviews and one-to-ones: 27 English phrases about you and your work

27 phrases4 topicsevery phrase with momentsfrom 66 videos

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From “About me”

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passionate about

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Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong | Julia Galef

Said in 58 lines across 37 videos

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This pack has 27 phrases that Talk picked to talk about yourself, your work and what you want next, in 4 topics. Every one comes with moments from real videos, so you hear each phrase the way people say it at work and beyond.

All 27 phrases in Interviews and one-to-ones, by topic

It starts with phrases like passionate about, I graduated and I'm interested in, each said in real videos. Its moments come from videos such as “Why 30 is not the new 20” and “Why we love, why we cheat”.

Tap any phrase to hear it and play its moments from real videos.

About me

6 phrases · 01/04
  1. passionate aboutphrase3 momentsin 37 videos
  2. I graduatedphrase3 momentsin 35 videos
  3. I'm interested inphrase3 momentsin 27 videos
  4. I've always lovedphrase1 momentin 10 videos
  5. my backgroundphrase3 momentsin 6 videos
  6. I'm excited aboutphrase3 momentsin 54 videos

My experience

10 phrases · 02/04
  1. my teamphrase3 momentsin 80 videos
  2. I'm proud ofphrase3 momentsin 41 videos
  3. what I learnedphrase3 momentsin 39 videos
  4. have an impactphrase3 momentsin 33 videos
  5. the biggest challengephrase3 momentsin 31 videos
  6. years of experiencephrase3 momentsin 22 videos
  7. I worked onphrase3 momentsin 13 videos
  8. I was responsible forphrase3 momentsin 10 videos
  9. I ledphrase2 momentsin 11 videos
  10. my rolephrase2 momentsin 8 videos

What I want next

6 phrases · 03/04
  1. I'd love tophrase3 momentsin 97 videos
  2. my careerphrase3 momentsin 76 videos
  3. we're looking forphrase3 momentsin 39 videos
  4. my goal isphrase2 momentsin 25 videos
  5. a promotionphrase2 momentsin 17 videos
  6. new skillsphrase1 momentin 9 videos

In a one-to-one

5 phrases · 04/04
  1. great questionphrase3 momentsin 56 videos
  2. my bossphrase3 momentsin 22 videos
  3. thanks for having mephrase3 momentsin 17 videos
  4. how can I helpphrase3 momentsin 7 videos
  5. that's a tough onephrase2 momentsin 3 videos

Where the phrases in Interviews and one-to-ones come from

Phrases
Picked by Talk.
How Talk picked them
We drafted 36 phrases for interviews and one-to-ones (about you, your experience, what you want next and asking for help), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment.
What Talk changed
Grouped into 4 topics, with the forms Talk looks for in captions, how many Talk videos say each phrase and up to three video moments. This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meanings
From Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Princeton WordNet, used under the WordNet licence. WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

How to practice with Interviews and one-to-ones

  1. Try any phraseTap a phrase to hear it and play its moments from real videos. No account needed.
  2. Start the packPick 5, 10 or 20 new phrases a day. Talk adds them to your daily review, after the ones you have due.
  3. Keep what you needKeep a phrase to practice it, or mark one you already know. A kept phrase comes back over the days ahead, with another of its moments.
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Questions about Interviews and one-to-ones

Do I need an account to use Interviews and one-to-ones?

No. You can read every phrase, hear it and play its moments without signing in. A free account is only for starting a pack: Talk then adds 5, 10 or 20 of its phrases a day to your review and keeps your progress.

How did Talk pick the phrases in Interviews and one-to-ones?

We drafted 36 phrases for interviews and one-to-ones (about you, your experience, what you want next and asking for help), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment.

Where do the phrases in Interviews and one-to-ones come from?

Talk picked them. We drafted 36 phrases for interviews and one-to-ones (about you, your experience, what you want next and asking for help), plus the other ways people say them (contractions, British and American forms), counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept those heard in at least three lines across two or more videos, with at least one clear moment. The list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How were the moments in Interviews and one-to-ones picked?

Each moment is one caption line from a video in Talk's catalog where the phrase is said. A phrase gets up to three, each from a different video, and a moment is dropped when its line no longer matches the video's captions. All 27 phrases in this pack have at least one moment, 20 have all three.

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